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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of this chapter?
(a) Nabokov's tutor, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov.
(b) Nabokov's uncle, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov.
(c) Nabokov's father, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov.
(d) Nabokov's brother, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov.

2. To what does the memory of the bracelet lead?
(a) An important memory about his mother.
(b) An important memory about his father.
(c) An important memory about Colette.
(d) An important memory about Mademoiselle.

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

4. To what does Nabokov compare existence?
(a) The sands in an hourglass.
(b) The seconds on a clock.
(c) A rollercoaster ride.
(d) A cradle rocking on the edge of an abyss.

5. What precaution does Nabokov's father take?
(a) He changes their last name
(b) He sends his family to Crimea.
(c) He sends them to the United States.
(d) He puts them in hiding in St. Petersburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Yuri in northern Crimea?

2. Of what descent is Nabokov's mother?

3. What does Nabokov mean when he says poetry is positional?

4. What does the rain cause to grow on the estate?

5. What happens, when winter comes, to their love affair?

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