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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nabokov investigate about his family?
(a) The family's coat of arms.
(b) Their relationship to the tsar.
(c) Their religion.
(d) Their country of origin.

3. Who is he surprised to see on stage as "The Gala Girls?"
(a) Colette and her friends.
(b) The American girls from the skating rink.
(c) His mother and his sisters.
(d) Girls from the local village.

4. What does the headstrong Yuri in later life introduce to Nabokov?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) The Wild West fiction of Captain Mayne Reid.
(c) Poetry.
(d) The French language.

5. What does this hobby do to him?
(a) It encourages him to study.
(b) It helps him make friends.
(c) It isolates him throughout life.
(d) It encourages him to spend time outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does she hand him a hand mirror?

2. What does he do with a poem before he writes it down?

3. What does Vladimir do before hurrying young Nabokov along to school?

4. How does Nabokov's father die?

5. Though many doubt this ailment, What happens to Ivanovich?

(see the answer key)

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