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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is their first spelling tutor?
2. What happens, when winter comes, to their love affair?
3. Why does Sergey end up in a concentration camp?
4. What does young Nabokov's status as a child of the intelligentsia often do to him?
5. Why is Nabokov's tutor rebuked by his mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Nabokov spends his summer vacations in Biarritz, France.
Part 1) Describe Biarritz.
Part 2) How does Nabokov's family spend its time here?
Part 3) What is the author's purpose for including this information in the book?
Essay Topic 2
The second chapter focuses on Nabokov's mother.
Part 1) Describe Nabokov's mother.
Part 2) Compare Nabokov and his mother.
Part 3) What is Nabokov's relationship like with his mother?
Essay Topic 3
Nabokov seems to have a close relationship with his father.
Part 1) Describe their relationship.
Part 2) Compare and contrast Nabokov's relationship with his father and his relationship with his mother.
Part 3) What are possible reasons for the differences in the two relationships?
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