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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Vasiliy insist upon lying supine on the floor?
(a) He claims it stretches out his spine.
(b) He claims it improves his posture.
(c) He claims it helps him breathe better.
(d) He claims it relieves his chest pains.

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

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

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

5. What has Nabokov always had difficulty doing?
(a) Writing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Speaking in public.
(d) Eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is he detained briefly in 1918, by a Bolshevik soldier?

2. Who accompanies Vladimir and his companion on the beach?

3. What types of tutors does Nabokov's father seem to intentionally choose?

4. Who finds himself surrounded by social elites whose view of the Revolution is, at least at first, far more positive than his own?

5. When does Nabokov begin to write poetry?

(see the answer key)

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