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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do they arrive in Paris?
(a) Early morning.
(b) In the middle of the night.
(c) Early afternoon.
(d) Late afternoon.

2. 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.

3. How long does the family stay in Paris?
(a) One month.
(b) One night.
(c) One week.
(d) Six months.

4. How many years does Mademoiselle spend with the family?
(a) Two
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Seventeen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the children bathe?

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

3. What is seen as a dreaded event?

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

5. Who are Miss Norcott and Miss Hunt?

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