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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Luzhin suggests teaching his son chess, where in the country house do they find a chess set?
(a) In the cellar.
(b) In the attic.
(c) Under the stairs.
(d) In the library.

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

3. What does Luzhin's future wife's mother think of his profession as a chess champion?
(a) She thinks it is hysterically amusing.
(b) She thinks it is romantic but unwise.
(c) She thinks it is trivial and ridiculous.
(d) She thinks it is exciting but low-paying.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Luzhin's championship game against Turati, how does Turati open the game?

2. Why have Luzhin's parents put off telling him that they've enrolled him in a school?

3. What important historical events does Luzhin's father feel inhibited by having to include in every novel?

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

5. What does Luzhin's future wife hear that he does in his room late at night?

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