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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What anniversary of Luzhin's grandfather's death is it at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) The fifth.
(b) The tenth.
(c) The second.
(d) The first.

2. Whose telephone call does Luzhin eavesdrop on during the party?
(a) A waiter.
(b) An architect.
(c) A violinist.
(d) An actor.

3. What does Luzhin do with the chess set he has been carrying with him, after he is able to play openly with his father?
(a) He sells it.
(b) He buries it.
(c) He gives it away.
(d) He hides it in his bed.

4. What does Luzhin's father suspect his son of looking for in illustrated magazines?
(a) Articles about his father.
(b) Pictures of far-off lands.
(c) Chess puzzles.
(d) Naked women.

5. What does Luzhin do immediately after proposing to his future wife?
(a) He bursts into tears.
(b) He faints.
(c) He bursts into laughter.
(d) He leaves the room, without waiting for a reply.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is young Luzhin at the beginning of the novel?

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

3. What title does Luzhin's father give his imagined novella about a boy like his son?

4. What did Luzhin do the previous Christmas with the chocolates meant for his aunt?

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

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