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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Petrishchev, the man Luzhin winds up talking to at the ball?
(a) A Parisian banker who was Luzhin's former chess opponent.
(b) A Canadian store owner who knew Mrs. Luzhin as a girl.
(c) A Brazilian plantation worker who was Luzhin's former classmate.
(d) An Egyptian hotel clerk who has Luzhin's aunt's godchild.

2. What did Luzhin place in the German chess tournament in his youth?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Third.
(d) Second.

3. Why does Mrs. Luzhin avoid mentioning large cities when talking of traveling?
(a) She thinks a large city will be too stressful for Luzhin.
(b) She doesn't want to remind Luzhin of chess tournaments.
(c) She doesn't want to mention anywhere they can't afford.
(d) She doesn't want to go places Luzhin has been without her.

4. Where does Luzhin disappear to at the ball?
(a) The coat room closet.
(b) A nook behind the decorated tree.
(c) A private room upstairs.
(d) An armchair by the staircase.

5. What is Luzhin's father-in-law doing when Luzhin visits him at his office?
(a) Meeting with a colleague.
(b) Dictating.
(c) Reading some papers.
(d) Taking a nap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luzhin teach himself, after visiting his father-in-law's office?

2. Where is the first place Mrs. Luzhin suggests they travel?

3. How often do the Luzhins dine with Mrs. Luzhin's parents?

4. Where does Luzhin tell his father he learned to play chess?

5. How does Luzhin's first wife's mother find out Luzhin wants to marry her daughter?

(see the answer key)

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