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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. What title does Luzhin's father give his imagined novella about a boy like his son?
(a) Moves.
(b) Check.
(c) The Player.
(d) The Gambit.

2. Who begins to teach Luzhin chess?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His mother.
(d) His tutor.

3. What is Luzhin's fiancee eating when her parents tackle her about giving up Luzhin at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Steak and gravy.
(c) Waffles.
(d) Hot cereal.

4. Where does Luzhin hide during the party?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) His father's office.
(c) A closet.
(d) The attic.

5. How does Luzhin usually travel to school?
(a) On foot.
(b) With his father.
(c) In a cab.
(d) On a horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Luzhin afraid of at school?

2. What question does Luzhin's fiancee's father ask Luzhin?

3. What does Luzhin's fiancee threaten that she will do, if he starts thinking about chess?

4. Who sketches Luzhin and Turati at the chess tournament in Berlin?

5. Where does Luzhin find himself, as he tries to walk toward where he wants to go?

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