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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What present does Luzhin's fiancee bring to him at his hotel room?
(a) A cigarette holder.
(b) Cufflinks.
(c) A box of chocolates.
(d) Flowers.

2. What does Luzhin do when he goes up to his room after he's met his future wife's mother?
(a) He eats a meal.
(b) He works on his chess game.
(c) He takes a nap.
(d) He writes a letter to his future wife.

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

4. When does Luzhin's father return after going into town during the summer?
(a) Late, at midnight.
(b) Late, at 10:00.
(c) Early, at 5:00.
(d) On time, at 7:00.

5. How many games does it take before Luzhin's opponent begins having difficulty beating him?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty.

6. How does Luzhin's first wife's mother find out Luzhin wants to marry her daughter?
(a) The daughter tells her mother.
(b) Luzhin asks the mother for her daughter's hand.
(c) The mother is told by a stranger at the hotel.
(d) The mother overhears Luzhin and the daughter talking.

7. Why is Luzhin afraid of at school?
(a) That bullies will beat him up.
(b) That someone else will be better than him at chess.
(c) That others will find out his chess ability and make fun of him.
(d) That he will not be able to pass his classes.

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

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

10. What kind of puzzles does Luzhin enjoy doing?
(a) Jumbles.
(b) Crossword puzzles.
(c) Cryptograms.
(d) Jigsaw puzzles.

11. Who does Luzhin's future wife make him think of, when he first meets him?
(a) His mother.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A girl at his school.
(d) His aunt.

12. Who interrupts Luzhin's first chess lesson?
(a) His father.
(b) His tutor.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

13. Where does Luzhin sit during recess?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The swing.
(c) His desk.
(d) The woodpile.

14. At Luzhin's school, what teacher is out with a cold?
(a) The science teacher.
(b) The English teacher.
(c) The geography teacher.
(d) The math teacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What habit of Luzhin's particularly annoys his future wife's mother?

3. Whose chess set does Luzhin get interested in?

4. What does Luzhin's future wife's mother say she represents?

5. What does Luzhin's father suspect his son of looking for in illustrated magazines?

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