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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 & 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is teased ruthlessly in school?
(a) Albertine.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Constantine.
(d) The narrator.

2. What outrages the narrator concerning France and the Russian revolution?
(a) That the Russians copy French fashion instead of creating their own fashions.
(b) That the French believe Russians are inferior.
(c) That the French support the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II.
(d) That the Russians believe the French are superior.

3. For what do the narrator and his sister stand in line?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Bread.
(d) Apples.

4. What characteristic about women does the narrator recall in his own life?
(a) Vapid.
(b) Nurturing.
(c) Submissive.
(d) Strong.

5. What type of collection does the narrator recall unwrapping with his sister?
(a) Rock.
(b) Ornaments.
(c) Coin.
(d) Feather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator and his sister do to some of the collection?

2. Why does Albertine become lost to the world?

3. What is one of the narrator's grandmother's most prized possessions?

4. What woman does the narrator introduce at the opening?

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

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