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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Luzhin dreams about Turati before his wedding, what is Turati doing in the dream?
(a) Eating soup.
(b) Picking mushrooms.
(c) Playing the piano.
(d) Playing chess.

2. What happens when Luzhin goes to visit his father's grave after his death?
(a) Luzhin can't find the gravestone.
(b) Luzhin can't garner emotion for his father's death, but lays flowers on the gravestone.
(c) Luzhin cries over his father's gravestone.
(d) Luzhin places flowers on the gravestone and feels bitter anger.

3. Who meets Luzhin and his new wife when they arrive home after their reception?
(a) Luzhin's new in-laws.
(b) Their new servant.
(c) Close friends of Mrs. Luzhin.
(d) No one.

4. What kind of party does Luzhin's father give in honor of Luzhin's grandfather?
(a) A costume ball.
(b) A musical gathering.
(c) A tennis party.
(d) A cocktail party.

5. Who sketches Luzhin and Turati at the chess tournament in Berlin?
(a) Luzhin's fiancee.
(b) A famous sculpter.
(c) A newspaper sketch artist.
(d) A local portrait painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the doctor and Luzhin's fiancee call his years of playing chess?

2. How does Luzhin's first wife's mother find out Luzhin wants to marry her daughter?

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

4. What does Luzhin's future father-in-law talk to him about privately before his wedding?

5. When Luzhin's family arrives in the city, where does Luzhin run off to?

(see the answer key)

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