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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is young Vladimir's main concern?
(a) Whether or not he can play with his friends down the road.
(b) Whether or not he will be able to go hunting for new and rare butterflies.
(c) Whether or not he can play in the forest.
(d) Whether or not he will be able to go horseback riding.

3. What are two events that Nabokov remembers watching outside his mother's window?
(a) The training of horses and the revolutionary action in the street.
(b) The training of horses and the village children on their way to school.
(c) Mr. Burness' arrival nad the village children on their way to school.
(d) Mr. Burness' arrival and the revolutionary action in the street.

4. Who is referred to simply as "Mademoiselle?"
(a) His sister.
(b) His aunt.
(c) The governess.
(d) The tutor.

5. What does Nabokov call the process of using both the English and Russian translations of "Speak, Memory" to shape the current work?
(a) Re-Englishing.
(b) Rewriting.
(c) Reediting.
(d) Redoing.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Nabokov eventually discover a new species?

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

3. Why does little Vladimir close his eyes at the bottom of each stairway?

4. Of what descent is Nabokov's mother?

5. How many years does Mademoiselle spend with the family?

(see the answer key)

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