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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is unusual for aristocrats in Russian to be hanged, and as a child, what does Nabokov call the trail through the woods on the estate where a previous owner had been hanged?
(a) The "Road to a Hanging."
(b) The "walk of the Hanged One."
(c) The "Path of the Hanged."
(d) The "Hanging Rope."

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

3. To what simple rule does Nabokov's mother ascribe?
(a) Love your neighbors as yourself.
(b) Be honest and things will go your way.
(c) Love with all your soul and leave the rest to fate.
(d) Follow the Golden Rule.

4. What does Nabokov reveal about his mind?
(a) He hallucinates.
(b) He always associates sounds with colors.
(c) He has a great short-term memory.
(d) He has depression.

5. After his retirement, from what does Dimitri Nabokov begin to suffer?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Emphysema.
(d) Dementia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the rain cause to grow on the estate?

2. Who are some of the ancestors on Nabokov's paternal, Russian side?

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

4. What is the process by which Vladimir Nabokov writes "Speak, Memory?"

5. Why is the family forced to leave Russia?

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