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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mademoiselle threatens several times to leave. Why does she end up staying?
(a) Nabokov's mother gives her gifts.
(b) Nabokov's mother gives her a raise.
(c) Nabokov's mother threatens her.
(d) Nabokov's mother talks her into staying

2. What is Nabokov's favorite medium?
(a) Oils.
(b) Clay.
(c) Watercolors.
(d) Drawing.

3. Soon, the string of nurses transforms into what?
(a) A string of teachers.
(b) A string of governesses.
(c) A string of doctors.
(d) A string of surgeons.

4. What does young Nabokov's status as a child of the intelligentsia often do to him?
(a) He receives many compliments.
(b) It makes him stand out in a crowd.
(c) It isolates him from his fellow students
(d) It encourages him to make friends.

5. What is seen as a dreaded event?
(a) Speaking in public.
(b) Eating.
(c) Writing.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the family spend their time in this town?

2. What has Nabokov always had difficulty doing?

3. When does Nabokov see Mademoiselle again after she is no longer in their household?

4. Why does little Vladimir close his eyes at the bottom of each stairway?

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

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