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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 Max endear himself to the dogs?
(a) He loves dogs.
(b) He is initially afraid of them, so he gives them treats, so they will stay calm.
(c) So they do not raise the alarm when he comes back from his late night trysts.
(d) He would like to own a kennel of his own some day.

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

3. Where does Nabokov's mother trick Dimitri into believing he is still?
(a) In London.
(b) In Greece.
(c) In Russia.
(d) In France.

4. Why does Sergey end up in a concentration camp?
(a) He is captured by the Nazis as a POW.
(b) He humiliated a high-ranking official.
(c) He is Jewish.
(d) Due to his outspoken opposition to the regime.

5. What is Nabokov's favorite Captain Mayne Reid novel?
(a) Bonnie and Clyde.
(b) Johnny Appleseed.
(c) Paul Bunyan.
(d) The Headless Horseman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the response to Nabokov's published book of poems?

2. What is one thing he recalls suddenly becoming aware of while creating a poem?

3. Why does Nabokov ride his bike each afternoon past the house of the family's head coachmen?

4. Why does Nabokov's father force the family to leave a sidewalk cafe?

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

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