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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does Mademoiselle come?
(a) Africa.
(b) France.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Switzerland.

2. Who are Miss Norcott and Miss Hunt?
(a) Two of Vladimir's girlfriends.
(b) Two of Vladimir's aunts.
(c) Two of Vladimir's tutors.
(d) Two of Vladimir's governesses.

3. What do the first-class carriages feature?
(a) Leather-covered walls, large mirrors, and wide windows.
(b) Live music, leather seats, and large mirrors.
(c) Leather-covered walls, leather seats, and wide windows.
(d) Servants at every entrance, caviar, and live music.

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

5. Why is he detained briefly in 1918, by a Bolshevik soldier?
(a) He is evading the draft.
(b) He has run away from the Red Army.
(c) He is trying to escape the country.
(d) He is accused him of signaling British warships with his net.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mademoiselle provide Vladimir with an extra hour or two out of the darkness?

2. When does Nabokov eventually discover a new species?

3. What is a battle against the yawning darkness?

4. What does this hobby do to him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nabokov's brother, Sergey.

2. Who is Tamara?

3. What are Vladimir and Colette caught doing?

4. In 1910, the Nabokov brothers acquire teeth braces. How does their father reward them for dealing with the dental sessions?

5. What happens to the Greek tutor, Ordo?

6. Where do they head to from Paris? What do they do when they get there?

7. Nabokov is surprised to learn of what happens to several of his art teachers in the future. Why?

8. What does Max do, regarding the watchdogs?

9. The local schoolmaster is brought in to give the children a crash course in the Russian language. What takes place at a meeting between the father, son, and schoolmaster?

10. What is a difficulty that Russian writers endure?

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