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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To where do the narrator and his sister return?
(a) To their own town.
(b) To their grandmother's Dachau.
(c) To Paris.
(d) To Moscow.

4. What is the scruffy woman with the baby wearing in a photo the narrator writes about?
(a) A man's shapka.
(b) An expensive skirt suit.
(c) A peasant dress.
(d) A sari.

5. Who is Norbert?
(a) The narrator's father.
(b) The narrator's great-grandfather.
(c) The narrator's uncle.
(d) The narrator's neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Charlotte the last time she speaks to Albertine?

2. What type of women does the narrator say are so alluring?

3. To what village does Charlotte return?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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