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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The boredom of the audience at these poetry performances is obvious to everyone but whom?
(a) Max.
(b) Dmitri.
(c) Lenski.
(d) Nabokov.

2. When does Nabokov begin to write poetry?
(a) Around 1924.
(b) Around 1904.
(c) Around 1934.
(d) Around 1914.

3. Once, upon returning from the park with a poem freshly in his mind, what does he do?
(a) He recites it to his nanny.
(b) He decides to recite the work to his mother.
(c) He recites it to his sister.
(d) He recites it to his grandmother.

4. Vladimir is raised by his own share of governesses and tutors but where does he go at the age of 13?
(a) Poly Preparatory.
(b) Berkshire Boys Academy.
(c) The Gymnasium.
(d) St. Petersburg Academy.

5. Who finds himself surrounded by social elites whose view of the Revolution is, at least at first, far more positive than his own?
(a) Nabokov.
(b) Sergey.
(c) Yuri.
(d) Dmitri.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nabokov feel exiled in Crimea, a Russian territory?

2. Who dies young of a heart ailment?

3. What is publication like outside of Russia?

4. What is happening in the larger cities of Western Europe?

5. What precaution does Nabokov's father take?

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