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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does this hobby do to him?
(a) It isolates him throughout life.
(b) It encourages him to spend time outside.
(c) It helps him make friends.
(d) It encourages him to study.

2. For whom is young Vladimir mistaken?
(a) A Swedish boy.
(b) An English boy.
(c) A German boy.
(d) An American boy.

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

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

5. What do Yuri and Nabokov invent?
(a) A tool to make household chores easier.
(b) A way to distract siblings.
(c) A weapon.
(d) A game.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does this thriving upper-class tourist industry offer?

2. In 1904, who does Nabokov remember meeting for the first time?

3. Why does Young Vladimir favor the new methods of studying butterflies?

4. With what is young Vladimir obsessed?

5. What intrigues the young Nabokov about the novel?

(see the answer key)

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