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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what does the rest of the family live?
(a) On an estate in Germany.
(b) On the sale of a handful of family jewels.
(c) His father's retirement check.
(d) On government assistance.

2. When does Nabokov eventually discover a new species?
(a) In Germany visiting his family.
(b) At Cambridge.
(c) Not until he is an old man, living in exile in the United States.
(d) As a small boy in Russia.

3. How many children do the Nabokovs eventually have?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

4. How does Mademoiselle provide Vladimir with an extra hour or two out of the darkness?
(a) The light from her lamp gives a little light to his room.
(b) He sits with him while he falls asleep.
(c) She allows him to fall asleep in her room.
(d) She leaves a candle lit by his bed.

5. What types of tutors does Nabokov's father seem to intentionally choose?
(a) Tutors with widely varying backgrounds and subjects of expertise.
(b) Tutors with a background in Russian literature.
(c) Those who attend college at Cambridge.
(d) Those with experience working with aristocrat's children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nabokov's tutor rebuked by his mother?

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

3. What puts Nabokov at odds with many of his colleagues?

4. Who is referred to simply as "Mademoiselle?"

5. What is happening to the science of butterflies at this time?

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