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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is unusual for aristocrats in Russian to be hanged, and as a child, what does Nabokov call the trail through the woods on the estate where a previous owner had been hanged?
(a) The "Hanging Rope."
(b) The "Road to a Hanging."
(c) The "walk of the Hanged One."
(d) The "Path of the Hanged."

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

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

4. How does Mr. Cummings influence Nabokov's scientific drawings of butterflies?
(a) He is Nabokov's science instructor.
(b) He is Nabokov's butterfly instructor.
(c) He is Nabokov's botanist.
(d) He is Nabokov's drawing instructor.

5. To what does the memory of the bracelet lead?
(a) An important memory about Colette.
(b) An important memory about Mademoiselle.
(c) An important memory about his mother.
(d) An important memory about his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the children bathe?

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

3. Of what descent is Nabokov's mother?

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

5. What is the first memory Nabokov drags from the darkness?

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