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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nabokov open his autobiography?
(a) With a short story about the birth of his son.
(b) With a short review of Russian history.
(c) With a short meditation on the periods of inexistence before birth and after death.
(d) With an examination of his early childhood.

2. To what does Nabokov compare existence?
(a) The sands in an hourglass.
(b) The seconds on a clock.
(c) A cradle rocking on the edge of an abyss.
(d) A rollercoaster ride.

3. What does the rain cause to grow on the estate?
(a) Geraniums.
(b) Grass.
(c) Hibiscus.
(d) Mushrooms.

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

5. What is one of his other memories?
(a) A dark tunnel through which he crawls, behind a divan in his parent's home.
(b) Getting his foot stuck in the crib.
(c) Playing tag with his younger brother.
(d) Getting lost in the estate's vast forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the common name for Boletusoften?

2. What is memorable about this first memory?

3. What does Nabokov investigate about his family?

4. What is a battle against the yawning darkness?

5. Where does Nabokov's family live until his father's death in 1922?

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