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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What game does the whole family often play on the estate?
(a) Lawn bowling.
(b) Badmitton.
(c) Rounders.
(d) Lawn tennis.

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

5. Why is the family forced to leave Russia?
(a) Their visas have expired.
(b) The revolution has ended.
(c) The father is in trouble with the police.
(d) Their religion is being persecuted.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Nabokov open his autobiography?

3. Of what descent is Nabokov's mother?

4. What is one of his other memories?

5. Why does Vasiliy insist upon lying supine on the floor?

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