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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nabokov's mother often wander the estate's forest?
(a) To search for mushrooms.
(b) It helps clear her mind.
(c) She loves the estate property.
(d) She becomes lost easily.

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

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

4. What does Nabokov investigate about his family?
(a) Their religion.
(b) The family's coat of arms.
(c) Their relationship to the tsar.
(d) Their country of origin.

5. What is memorable about this first memory?
(a) He wonders where his parents are.
(b) He understands that everyone must eat.
(c) He understands that he is a separate being from his father and mother.
(d) He realizes he has the ability to control his own body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what descent is Nabokov's mother?

2. With what is the aristocratic Nabokov house stocked?

3. To whom does Nabokov feel the strongest bond of kinship?

4. What is Nabokov's favorite medium?

5. At the time the family moves, where are Nabokov and his brother?

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