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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the family spend their time in this town?
(a) Mountain climbing.
(b) On the beach.
(c) Shopping.
(d) On a boat.

2. What is the subject of this chapter?
(a) Nabokov's father, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov.
(b) Nabokov's brother, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov.
(c) Nabokov's tutor, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov.
(d) Nabokov's uncle, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov.

3. They board the Sud-Express and disembark in what town?
(a) Marseille.
(b) Biarritz.
(c) Brest.
(d) Nice.

4. Who is referred to simply as "Mademoiselle?"
(a) His sister.
(b) The tutor.
(c) His aunt.
(d) The governess.

5. What do both Vladimir's writings on technical matters as well as philosophical have in common?
(a) They have the same steadiness of thought.
(b) They are inspiring.
(c) They are filled with mistakes.
(d) They are both boring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would change throughout Nabokov's childhood, depending on the prevailing advice of the family's current medical consultant?

2. To what simple rule does Nabokov's mother ascribe?

3. How does Mr. Cummings influence Nabokov's scientific drawings of butterflies?

4. From where does Mademoiselle come?

5. Where does Nabokov's family live until his father's death in 1922?

(see the answer key)

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