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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Luzhin think vaguely of, but is unable to recall, while he is ill in the sanatorium?
(a) His grandfather's chess magazines.
(b) The smell of his aunt's perfume.
(c) His first chess set.
(d) His mother's hard candies.

2. What is Luzhin given by the coat room when he turns in his jacket at the ball?
(a) A plastic card.
(b) A metal number.
(c) A cloth marker.
(d) A paper ticket.

3. What year is the desk calendar that Luzhin's fiancee finds in his room?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1938.

4. What does Luzhin's new landlady chide him for forgetting?
(a) He forgets to lock his room when he leaves.
(b) He forgets to take in the newspaper and milk.
(c) He forgets to pay his rent.
(d) He forgets to turn out the light and close his door.

5. Who meets Luzhin and his new wife when they arrive home after their reception?
(a) Their new servant.
(b) Close friends of Mrs. Luzhin.
(c) Luzhin's new in-laws.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Luzhin's father goes to write a book about a boy like his son, what is the first scene that occurs to him?

2. What present does Luzhin's fiancee bring to him at his hotel room?

3. How many games does it take before Luzhin's opponent begins having difficulty beating him?

4. Where does Luzhin sit during recess?

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

(see the answer key)

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