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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Soon, the string of nurses transforms into what?
(a) A string of teachers.
(b) A string of governesses.
(c) A string of doctors.
(d) A string of surgeons.

2. Why does Max endear himself to the dogs?
(a) So they do not raise the alarm when he comes back from his late night trysts.
(b) He loves dogs.
(c) He is initially afraid of them, so he gives them treats, so they will stay calm.
(d) He would like to own a kennel of his own some day.

3. Who is their first spelling tutor?
(a) Ordo.
(b) Dmitri.
(c) Max.
(d) Oliver.

4. Why does Nabokov feel exiled in Crimea, a Russian territory?
(a) He does not have his family with him.
(b) He misses his butterflies.
(c) He misses Tamara.
(d) The environment is so foreign.

5. Though he is an excellent teacher to the Nabokov boys, what does Lenski find difficult?
(a) Making his lessons interesting.
(b) Teaching the boys to be well-behaved.
(c) Teaching the boys mathematics.
(d) His own studies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nabokov disappointed to hear that one of his tutors marries a peasant girl?

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

3. Who are Miss Norcott and Miss Hunt?

4. What is the response to Nabokov's published book of poems?

5. What tutor looks like the French actor Max Linder?

(see the answer key)

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