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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of women does the narrator say are so alluring?
(a) English.
(b) American.
(c) French.
(d) Russian.

2. What do the narrator and his sister secretly share while in the back of the line?
(a) An apple.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Their experience at their grandmother's home.
(d) A banned book.

3. What characteristic about women does the narrator recall in his own life?
(a) Strong.
(b) Submissive.
(c) Vapid.
(d) Nurturing.

4. With what do the narrator and his sister struggle?
(a) To enjoy their visits to Russia.
(b) To separate fantasy from reality.
(c) To understand their Russian grandfather.
(d) To enjoy returning to England after the summer is over.

5. Who is Charlotte?
(a) The narrator's teacher.
(b) The narrator's French grandmother.
(c) The narrator's mother.
(d) The narrator's Russian grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what context does the narrator imagine the French villages his grandmother describes?

2. To where do the narrator and his sister return?

3. For what is Nicholas II responsible in the early part of the 20th century?

4. What does the narrator spend much time doing?

5. Who does the narrator curse at a dinner party?

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