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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What would change throughout Nabokov's childhood, depending on the prevailing advice of the family's current medical consultant?
(a) The temperature in his home.
(b) The medicines his mother uses.
(c) How much he exercises.
(d) The temperature of the bath water.

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

4. What is the common name for Boletusoften?
(a) Blue grass.
(b) Red geraniums.
(c) Tropical hibiscus.
(d) Tube mushrooms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The rest of the chapters are published separately, mainly by whom?

2. How does Mr. Cummings influence Nabokov's scientific drawings of butterflies?

3. Though many doubt this ailment, What happens to Ivanovich?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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