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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what is the aristocratic Nabokov house stocked?
(a) Russian antiques.
(b) German beer.
(c) French literature.
(d) English and French amenities.

3. Of what descent is Nabokov's mother?
(a) Aristocratic Swedish descent.
(b) Aristocratic Norwegian descent.
(c) Aristocratic English descent.
(d) Aristocratic German descent.

4. Why does Nabokov's mother often wander the estate's forest?
(a) To search for mushrooms.
(b) She becomes lost easily.
(c) It helps clear her mind.
(d) She loves the estate property.

5. What is the first memory Nabokov drags from the darkness?
(a) Being fed by his nanny.
(b) Holding hands with his mother and father, as the three of them walk along a garden path in 1903,
(c) Playing in the yard on the estate.
(d) Going on a picnic with his mother and father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nabokov's mother trick Dimitri into believing he is still?

2. What is Nabokov's favorite medium?

3. To what does Nabokov compare existence?

4. How many years does Mademoiselle spend with the family?

5. What game does the whole family often play on the estate?

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