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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the children bathe?
(a) English portable tubs.
(b) The creek on the estate.
(c) Russian baths.
(d) French bathing tubs.

2. Who rents a modest summer cottage called a dachka?
(a) The Nabokov family.
(b) Tamara's parents.
(c) Colette parents.
(d) Nabokov's uncle.

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

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

5. How does Mr. Cummings influence Nabokov's scientific drawings of butterflies?
(a) He is Nabokov's science instructor.
(b) He is Nabokov's butterfly instructor.
(c) He is Nabokov's drawing instructor.
(d) He is Nabokov's botanist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Miss Norcott and Miss Hunt?

2. What happens, when winter comes, to their love affair?

3. What is Lenski's idea for the use of Magic-Lantern Projections?

4. How does Lett punish the boys?

5. What types of tutors does Nabokov's father seem to intentionally choose?

(see the answer key)

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