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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what descent is Nabokov's mother?
(a) Aristocratic Swedish descent.
(b) Aristocratic English descent.
(c) Aristocratic German descent.
(d) Aristocratic Norwegian descent.

2. To whom is Chapter Five devoted?
(a) Nabokov's father.
(b) Nabokov's wife.
(c) Nabokov's mother.
(d) Nabokov's governess.

3. How does Mr. Cummings influence Nabokov's scientific drawings of butterflies?
(a) He is Nabokov's butterfly instructor.
(b) He is Nabokov's science instructor.
(c) He is Nabokov's drawing instructor.
(d) He is Nabokov's botanist.

4. What is a battle against the yawning darkness?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Autobiography.
(c) Religion.
(d) Love.

5. Why does Nabokov's mother often wander the estate's forest?
(a) It helps clear her mind.
(b) To search for mushrooms.
(c) She loves the estate property.
(d) She becomes lost easily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nabokov disappointed to hear that one of his tutors marries a peasant girl?

2. Why does Nabokov's father force the family to leave a sidewalk cafe?

3. In exile in America, when a ranger or marshal spots him traipsing into the backwoods, net in hand, what is he asked?

4. When does Nabokov eventually discover a new species?

5. Why, when Nabokov is a child, is he terrified of the dark?

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