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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing he recalls suddenly becoming aware of while creating a poem?

2. What intrigues the young Nabokov about the novel?

3. Who finds himself surrounded by social elites whose view of the Revolution is, at least at first, far more positive than his own?

4. Who does Nabokov meet at the age of sixteen?

5. What is a crippling experience for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nabokov's family is exiled from Russia.

Part 1) Why?

Part 2) How is Nabokov's life is Western Europe?

Part 3) Although, Nabokov says his anger towards the Bolsheviks is due to his loss of country, how might his loss of wealth and status affect him?

Essay Topic 2

With what is Nabokov fascinated, in fact, obsessed? Give examples from the text to support your response. How do the members of his household encourage this obsession?

Essay Topic 3

What surprises Nabokov when he encounters his former nanny, "Mademoiselle," years later? What are two possible reasons for his confusion?

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