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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as an absolute monarch?
(a) Queen Victoria.
(b) Catherine the Great.
(c) Tsar Nicholas II.
(d) King Louis XVIII.

2. What do the narrator and his sister do to some of the collection?
(a) Paint them another color.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Give it to kids in the neighborhood.
(d) Throw some of it out the window.

3. Why are the narrator and his sister thrown out of the line?
(a) They have no ration cards.
(b) They are too young.
(c) The others in the line think they intend to cheat.
(d) They have already received their rations.

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

5. What type of women does the narrator say are so alluring?
(a) French.
(b) Russian.
(c) English.
(d) American.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator curse at a dinner party?

2. To where do the narrator and his sister return?

3. With what do the narrator and his sister struggle?

4. What seems exquisite to the narrator and his sister?

5. What does the narrator spend much time doing?

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