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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nabokov have secret spots?
(a) He and his brother play in the secret spots.
(b) He has found them in pursuit of butterflies.
(c) He and Tamara find the secret spots.
(d) He finds them while writing poetry.

2. Who does Nabokov meet at the age of sixteen?
(a) His youngest brother.
(b) His cousin, Yuri.
(c) A young girl named Tamara.
(d) A young girl named Colette.

3. What would change throughout Nabokov's childhood, depending on the prevailing advice of the family's current medical consultant?
(a) The temperature in his home.
(b) How much he exercises.
(c) The medicines his mother uses.
(d) The temperature of the bath water.

4. What is Nabokov's favorite medium?
(a) Watercolors.
(b) Oils.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Clay.

5. Who are Miss Norcott and Miss Hunt?
(a) Two of Vladimir's governesses.
(b) Two of Vladimir's girlfriends.
(c) Two of Vladimir's tutors.
(d) Two of Vladimir's aunts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the relationship fizzle out?

2. What does Nabokov learn to read and write before Russian or French?

3. What are two events that Nabokov remembers watching outside his mother's window?

4. What does Nabokov say they had lost that winter in St. Petersburg?

5. With what is the aristocratic Nabokov house stocked?

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