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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Chapter Five devoted?
(a) Nabokov's father.
(b) Nabokov's wife.
(c) Nabokov's mother.
(d) Nabokov's governess.

2. From where does Mademoiselle come?
(a) Africa.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) France.

3. Of what are Nabokov's memories in a Russian setting?
(a) A quite French childhood.
(b) A quite German childhood.
(c) A quite English childhood.
(d) A quite Russian childhood.

4. What game does the whole family often play on the estate?
(a) Rounders.
(b) Lawn tennis.
(c) Badmitton.
(d) Lawn bowling.

5. How do the aristocrats confront the ocean waves?
(a) On a boat.
(b) By diving in.
(c) By swimming in groups.
(d) With the help of professional bathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom is young Vladimir mistaken?

2. Who are Miss Norcott and Miss Hunt?

3. How many children do the Nabokovs eventually have?

4. What mystifies the two boys about Mademoiselle?

5. After his father's death, to where does Nabokov's widowed mother move?

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