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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why, when Nabokov is a child, is he terrified of the dark?
(a) He seems to lose himself in the pitch black.
(b) He is afraid of monsters under his bed.
(c) He is afraid his home will catch on fire.
(d) He thinks burglars will come into his room.

2. What does Nabokov learn to read and write before Russian or French?
(a) English.
(b) Swedish.
(c) Dutch.
(d) German.

3. What is the common name for Boletusoften?
(a) Red geraniums.
(b) Tube mushrooms.
(c) Blue grass.
(d) Tropical hibiscus.

4. For whom is young Vladimir mistaken?
(a) An English boy.
(b) An American boy.
(c) A German boy.
(d) A Swedish boy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Nabokov family frequently travel from St. Petersburg to Paris?

2. How does Mademoiselle provide Vladimir with an extra hour or two out of the darkness?

3. From where is the family returning to Russia?

4. To what is Nabokov's mother quite sensitive?

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

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