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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he wakes in the hospital, what does Luzhin ask a nurse?
(a) What day is it?
(b) Where am I?
(c) What time is it?
(d) Who are you?

2. How many games does it take before Luzhin's opponent begins having difficulty beating him?
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

3. Where does Luzhin find himself, as he tries to walk toward where he wants to go?
(a) In an empty marketplace.
(b) In a train station.
(c) In a dark alley.
(d) In a wooded park.

4. What question does Luzhin's fiancee's father ask Luzhin?
(a) Whether he can really make a living playing chess.
(b) Whether chess isn't a rather childish game.
(c) Whether there's a move in chess that always lets you win.
(d) Whether he plays other games besides chess.

5. When Luzhin's fiancee's father meets Luzhin, what does he offer the chess champion?
(a) A snack.
(b) A glass of wine.
(c) A glass of water.
(d) A cigarette.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Luzhin when he returns to the German resort where he went to with his father when recovering from his illness?

2. What business does Valentinov go into after leaving Luzhin?

3. What does Luzhin's father suspect his son of looking for in illustrated magazines?

4. Whose chess set does Luzhin get interested in?

5. How does Luzhin hurt himself during the chess game with Turati?

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