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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who occupies one of the estates near St. Petersburg when not abroad?
(a) Nabokov's father, Dmitri.
(b) Nabokov's cousin, Yuri.
(c) Nabokov's uncle, Vasiliy Ivanovich.
(d) Vyra, Nabokov's wife.

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

3. What is their mother's reaction when she sees that her children have opened the presents from their stockings early and poorly rewrapped them?
(a) She pretends to not see their poor rewrapping.
(b) She laughs at their attempt at deception.
(c) She spots their deception and bursts into tears.
(d) She scolds them for trying to deceive her.

4. What is a battle against the yawning darkness?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Autobiography.
(c) Love.
(d) Religion.

5. With what is the aristocratic Nabokov house stocked?
(a) English and French amenities.
(b) German beer.
(c) French literature.
(d) Russian antiques.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nabokov call the process of using both the English and Russian translations of "Speak, Memory" to shape the current work?

2. What game does the whole family often play on the estate?

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

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

5. What is the common name for Boletusoften?

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