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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Max endear himself to the dogs?
(a) So they do not raise the alarm when he comes back from his late night trysts.
(b) He would like to own a kennel of his own some day.
(c) He is initially afraid of them, so he gives them treats, so they will stay calm.
(d) He loves dogs.

2. What is Nabokov's favorite medium?
(a) Watercolors.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Oils.
(d) Clay.

3. What does Nabokov learn to read and write before Russian or French?
(a) Dutch.
(b) German.
(c) Swedish.
(d) English.

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

5. Why is Lenski working as a tutor?
(a) To put his son through undergraduate school at Cambridge.
(b) To put himself through graduate school at the University in St. Petersburg.
(c) He is paying off a debt to Nabokov's father.
(d) He loves teaching children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would change throughout Nabokov's childhood, depending on the prevailing advice of the family's current medical consultant?

3. What precaution does Nabokov's father take?

4. What is the response to Nabokov's published book of poems?

5. Soon, the string of nurses transforms into what?

(see the answer key)

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