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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would change throughout Nabokov's childhood, depending on the prevailing advice of the family's current medical consultant?
(a) How much he exercises.
(b) The temperature in his home.
(c) The temperature of the bath water.
(d) The medicines his mother uses.

2. What does the rain cause to grow on the estate?
(a) Hibiscus.
(b) Grass.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Geraniums.

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

4. Why does Young Vladimir favor the new methods of studying butterflies?
(a) They are more efficient.
(b) They are easier to use.
(c) They are more exciting.
(d) He enjoys delving into the minutiae of the subject.

5. Each day, when he awakes, how can young Vladimir tell what kind of day it is?
(a) By the character of the light that slips through the shutters.
(b) By having the servants open the curtains.
(c) By asking his mother to check the weather.
(d) By looking out of the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does the whole family often play on the estate?

2. What does the butterfly net in particular always invite?

3. Where do the children bathe?

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

5. Who is referred to simply as "Mademoiselle?"

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