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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are some of the ancestors on Nabokov's paternal, Russian side?
(a) A prominent Caholic cardinal, a physician, and Dmitri Nabokov, an inventor.
(b) A lawyer, scientist, and Dmitri Nabokov, a well-known actor.
(c) A government leader, an opera singer, and Dmitri Nabokov, the surgeon.
(d) An explorer, the sister of a prominent Decembrist, and Dmitri Nabokov, the author's grandfather, who served as Minister of Justice for eight years.

2. Who finds himself surrounded by social elites whose view of the Revolution is, at least at first, far more positive than his own?
(a) Dmitri.
(b) Sergey.
(c) Nabokov.
(d) Yuri.

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) She proclaims it wonderful and beyond compare.
(c) He should find another hobby.
(d) He should have it published.

4. What is the subject of this chapter?
(a) Nabokov's tutor, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov.
(b) Nabokov's uncle, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov.
(c) Nabokov's father, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov.
(d) Nabokov's brother, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov.

5. What is Nabokov's favorite Captain Mayne Reid novel?
(a) Paul Bunyan.
(b) Johnny Appleseed.
(c) The Headless Horseman.
(d) Bonnie and Clyde.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nabokov sum up Demitri's toddler years?

2. How does she respond to his poem?

3. During this time, of what does Nabokov seem incapable?

4. What does this thriving upper-class tourist industry offer?

5. What does Nabokov learn to read and write before Russian or French?

(see the answer key)

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