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

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

3. How does Luzhin think fellow students feel about him?
(a) He thinks they're jealous of him.
(b) He thinks they pity him.
(c) He thinks they hate him.
(d) He thinks they admire him.

4. When Luzhin runs away from home, what does he learn from his aunt?
(a) That she is marrying his former chess partner.
(b) That she has been having an affair with Luzhin's father.
(c) That his former chess partner has died.
(d) That his former chess partner has left the country.

5. Who does Luzhin play chess with at his aunt's house?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His aunt's butler.
(c) An old man who brings his aunt flowers.
(d) His aunt's maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Luzhin's father's profession?

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

3. How does Luzhin feel the morning after his father's party?

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

5. During their walk the morning after the party, what does Luzhin's father suggest he take up?

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