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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Luzhin's problem in school?
(a) Social interaction.
(b) Math.
(c) Playing too much.
(d) Understanding lessons.

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

3. How does Luzhin treat the guests at his birthday?
(a) He makes rude comments to them.
(b) He ignores them.
(c) He is happy and talks to them constantly.
(d) He is polite to them but secretly hates them.

4. Who does Luzhin's father invite to Luzhin's birthday?
(a) A few of Luzhin's classmates.
(b) A neighbor girl.
(c) Luzhin's cousins, aunts, and uncles.
(d) Only his own friends.

5. What do Luzhin and his father go to gather under the fir trees?
(a) Wild red roses.
(b) White daisies.
(c) Red bolete mushrooms.
(d) Wild mint leaves.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose chess set does Luzhin get interested in?

3. Where does Luzhin sit during recess?

4. At the beginning of the novel, what does the main character associate the name "Luzhin" with?

5. At Luzhin's school, what teacher is out with a cold?

(see the answer key)

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