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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Nabokov meet at the age of sixteen?
(a) A young girl named Tamara.
(b) His cousin, Yuri.
(c) A young girl named Colette.
(d) His youngest brother.

2. Once, upon returning from the park with a poem freshly in his mind, what does he do?
(a) He decides to recite the work to his mother.
(b) He recites it to his nanny.
(c) He recites it to his grandmother.
(d) He recites it to his sister.

3. His other brother, Sergey, is only a year younger than Nabokov. The two are raised together, but what makes them different?
(a) They have disparate interests.
(b) They have different fathers.
(c) They have different hair color.
(d) They have different tutors.

4. What do Yuri and Nabokov invent?
(a) A weapon.
(b) A tool to make household chores easier.
(c) A way to distract siblings.
(d) A game.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Nabokov eventually discover a new species?

3. What is the subject of this chapter?

4. They board the Sud-Express and disembark in what town?

5. What happens to Yuri in northern Crimea?

(see the answer key)

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