2. What does the narrator succeed in imagining?
(a) The breasts of a homeless woman he once sees.
(b) Living in France.
(c) Joining his sister in Leningrad.
(d) Becoming a famous writer.

3. What does the narrator do upon returning to Russia?
(a) Reads books on France.
(b) Starts the process of obtaining French citizenship.
(c) Applies for a job with the University
(d) Joins the military.

4. What does the narrator need in order to obtain a French passport?
(a) Proof of his French birth.
(b) His French naturalization papers.
(c) Enough money to purchase a ticket to Russia.
(d) Proof of his Russian birth.

5. How does the narrator insult his dance partner?
(a) Being too intimate with her.
(b) Letting the school bully cut in on a dance.
(c) Telling her she needs more make-up.
(d) Telling her he like her straight hair better than the curls she now sports.

6. With whom does the narrator make love?
(a) The prostitute the soldiers had engaged.
(b) The girl with the russet-colored hair.
(c) The blond-haired girl.
(d) No one.

7. What does Pashka demand to know from the narrator?
(a) What happens to the young, French boy.
(b) Why the king's life is in danger.
(c) If the king rewards the boy.
(d) Why the boy is being executed.

8. To what does the narrator become attracted?
(a) A blond-haired older woman.
(b) The idea of moving to the United States.
(c) A girl with russet-colored hair.
(d) Communism.

9. Why does the narrator lie to Pashka?
(a) To placate Pashka.
(b) To appear more knowledgeable.
(c) The narrator does not lie.
(d) To convince Pashka to do something for the narrator.

10. What happens one day to Pashka?
(a) He is fired.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He solves a math problem no one has done before.
(d) He nearly drowns for real.

11. What story does the narrator tell about a young French boy?
(a) The boy almost kills the king despite all the guards.
(b) The boy won a world-wide contest.
(c) The boy is sentenced to death.
(d) The boy saves the king's life.

12. Who is shocked when the young, French boy does as he promises?
(a) His mother.
(b) His teachers.
(c) The soldiers.
(d) The executioner.

13. Where does the narrator seek shelter when it begins to rain?
(a) Under a large sycamore.
(b) A family tomb.
(c) Under an overpass.
(d) Under a rock ledge.

14. What does the narrator realize about Charlotte?
(a) She is dying.
(b) She wants to leave Russia.
(c) She is unhappy.
(d) He can learn nothing else about France from her.

15. How long does the narrator spend in France after leaving his grandmother for the last time?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) 10 years.