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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nabokov's mother trick Dimitri into believing he is still?
(a) In France.
(b) In Greece.
(c) In Russia.
(d) In London.

2. In 1904, who does Nabokov remember meeting for the first time?
(a) His sister.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His youngest brother.

3. What does she tell him when he is finished reciting the poem?
(a) Studying butterflies is a better way to spend one's day.
(b) He should find another hobby.
(c) She proclaims it wonderful and beyond compare.
(d) He should have it published.

4. The rest of the chapters are published separately, mainly by whom?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The St. Petersburg Publishing House.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) The New York Times.

5. What properties do the Nabokovs own until the Russian revolution?
(a) Several summer cottages on the Baltic Sea.
(b) A large estate in Moscow.
(c) Several large estates south of St. Petersburg.
(d) A large estate in St. Petersburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vladimir is raised by his own share of governesses and tutors but where does he go at the age of 13?

2. What is the purpose of the Constituent Assembly?

3. What is Nabokov's favorite medium?

4. After his father's death, to where does Nabokov's widowed mother move?

5. How does the family spend their time in this town?

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