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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does Mademoiselle come?
(a) France.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Africa.
(d) Denmark.

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

3. What does Nabokov reveal about his mind?
(a) He has a great short-term memory.
(b) He has depression.
(c) He hallucinates.
(d) He always associates sounds with colors.

4. Of what descent is Nabokov's mother?
(a) Aristocratic English descent.
(b) Aristocratic Swedish descent.
(c) Aristocratic Norwegian descent.
(d) Aristocratic German descent.

5. To whom does Nabokov feel the strongest bond of kinship?
(a) His mother's maternal grandfather, Nikolay Illarionovich Kozlov.
(b) His father's paternal grandfather, Nikolay Illarionovich Kozlov.
(c) His mother's paternal grandfather, Nikolay Illarionovich Kozlov.
(d) His father's maternal grandfather, Nikolay Illarionovich Kozlov.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is a battle against the yawning darkness?

5. Each day, when he awakes, how can young Vladimir tell what kind of day it is?

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