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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lett punish the boys?
(a) By telling their parents.
(b) By having them sit facing a corner.
(c) By giving them chores to do.
(d) By forcing them to spar with him in the boxing ring.

2. At what does Nabokov hint about Sergey?
(a) His interest in a girl.
(b) His possible homosexuality.
(c) His desire to join the military.
(d) His wish to emigrate to America.

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

4. How does Nabokov's father die?
(a) He commits suicide in Paris.
(b) He has a heart attack in Paris.
(c) He is assassinated in Berlin.
(d) He has a stroke in Berlin.

5. How do the aristocrats confront the ocean waves?
(a) By diving in.
(b) With the help of professional bathers.
(c) By swimming in groups.
(d) On a boat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of what are Nabokov's memories in a Russian setting?

3. What does Nabokov investigate about his family?

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

5. How does the Nabokov family frequently travel from St. Petersburg to Paris?

(see the answer key)

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