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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nabokov called in exile?
(a) A white Russian.
(b) A dirty Russian.
(c) An immigrant.
(d) A ymigry.

2. What is the purpose of the Constituent Assembly?
(a) To encourage Soviet control.
(b) Tries to limit the extent of Soviet control.
(c) To support the Soviets.
(d) To give power to the Soviets.

3. Why does she hand him a hand mirror?
(a) He has grown so much.
(b) His face is covered in dirt.
(c) He has a cut on his forehead.
(d) He had smashed a mosquito on his cheek.

4. How does Lett punish the boys?
(a) By giving them chores to do.
(b) By telling their parents.
(c) By having them sit facing a corner.
(d) By forcing them to spar with him in the boxing ring.

5. What does Vladimir continue to do while in exile in Berlin?
(a) Work for the Russian government.
(b) Take his family to France for the summers.
(c) Own property in Russia.
(d) Write about human rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nabokov confess about Yuri and himself?

2. In 1910, what do the Nabokov brothers acquire?

3. To where do the boys win scholarships?

4. What does Nabokov remember about his father's remarkable writing ability?

5. How does Sergei save the brothers from the Bolsheviks on the train?

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