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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname do the other boys call Luzhin?
(a) Lucky.
(b) Clutz.
(c) Morris.
(d) Tony.

2. Where does Luzhin's father send Luzhin, after the chess lesson is interrupted?
(a) The attic.
(b) Luzhin's room.
(c) School.
(d) The park.

3. Who has been educating Luzhin at home, before his enrollment in school?
(a) His mother.
(b) A governess.
(c) No one.
(d) His father.

4. Who interrupts Luzhin's first chess lesson?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His tutor.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

5. When does Luzhin's father return after going into town during the summer?
(a) On time, at 7:00.
(b) Late, at midnight.
(c) Early, at 5:00.
(d) Late, at 10:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luzhin's mother always have beside her, after she injures herself?

2. What kind of puzzles does Luzhin enjoy doing?

3. Where does Luzhin find the magazines where he studies chess problems?

4. What injury does Luzhin's mother incur, one July day?

5. What anniversary of Luzhin's grandfather's death is it at the beginning of Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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