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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator admit when discussing his grandmother's descriptions of France?
(a) Not understanding his grandmother's memories.
(b) Not knowing why his grandmother comes to Russia.
(c) Not knowing where reality and fantasy intersect.
(d) Not understanding Russian culture.

2. What woman does the narrator introduce at the opening?
(a) His paternal grandmother.
(b) His mother's sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His maternal grandmother.

3. With what group of Russians is the narrator's grandmother similar in age?
(a) None.
(b) The secretaries.
(c) The babushkas.
(d) The laundry women.

4. For what is Nicholas II responsible in the early part of the 20th century?
(a) The loss of much of Russia's land that borders China.
(b) New restrictions on the Russian Orthodox church.
(c) Mandatory public schooling for all Russians.
(d) Thousands of deaths.

5. How does the narrator see his country for the first time from an outsider?
(a) In viewing the French play, "Les Femmes Savantes."
(b) In viewing the interaction between King Phillip and Tsar Nicholas II.
(c) In reading a book about Russia written by an English author.
(d) In reading a book about Russia written by an American author.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of collection does the narrator recall unwrapping with his sister?

2. In what context does the narrator imagine the French villages his grandmother describes?

3. Who does the narrator visit in Russian as a young boy?

4. What happens when the scruffy woman notices the young boy looking at her?

5. Who is Charlotte?

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