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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What seems exquisite to the narrator and his sister?
(a) The sound of French singing.
(b) The uniform of the French palace guards.
(c) The French foods on the menu Charlotte has saved.
(d) The sight of hundreds of place settings set up for a state visit.

2. What does Albertine suddenly do one day?
(a) Write for help to her mother.
(b) Decides to leave immediately for France.
(c) Inject herself with too much morphine.
(d) Decides to leave immediately for Russia.

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

4. What does Albertine's family not understand?
(a) Why she refuses to learn French.
(b) Why she is friendly with the narrator's family.
(c) Why she would stay in Russia.
(d) Why she wants to return to France.

5. Who does the narrator visit in Russian as a young boy?
(a) His maiden aunt.
(b) His French grandmother.
(c) His Russian grandmother.
(d) His Russian uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing the narrator and his sister can visualize as their grandmother is telling a story?

2. Who is married to Norbert?

3. Who is Norbert?

4. About what does the grandmother tell stories to the narrator and his sister?

5. For what do the narrator and his sister stand in line?

(see the answer key)

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