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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what is young Vladimir obsessed?
(a) The science of butterflies and the thrill of the hunt.
(b) Hunting wild animals on his family's estate.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Playing the piano with his father.

2. Vladimir is raised by his own share of governesses and tutors but where does he go at the age of 13?
(a) The Gymnasium.
(b) Berkshire Boys Academy.
(c) St. Petersburg Academy.
(d) Poly Preparatory.

3. How long does the family stay in Paris?
(a) One night.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) Six months.

4. During one such trip in the summer of 1909, who does young Nabokov meet?
(a) A young French girl, named Colette.
(b) A young Spanish girl, named Clara.
(c) A young British girl, named Beth.
(d) A young German girl, named Brigitte.

5. What is the last Nabokov hears of Lenski?
(a) He is working as an actor in London.
(b) He owns a restaurant in Dublin.
(c) He is a professor at the University of Paris.
(d) He is scrapping by, selling painted seashells on the Riviera in France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of his other memories?

2. What does Nabokov reveal about his mind?

3. Why, when Nabokov is a child, is he terrified of the dark?

4. What mystifies the two boys about Mademoiselle?

5. What happens to Yuri in northern Crimea?

(see the answer key)

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