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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Luzhin and his wife enter the ball?
(a) Back to back.
(b) One following the other.
(c) From separate doors.
(d) Arm in arm.

2. What does Valentinov tell Mrs. Luzhin to whisper in her husband's ear?
(a) Valentinov's come for you again.
(b) Remember our little game?
(c) Valentinov's expecting you.
(d) It's not too late.

3. What does Luzhin's fiancee think of when she walks with him in the garden of the sanatorium?
(a) A book she read as a child.
(b) A sculpture she saw in a museum.
(c) A painting in her mother's home.
(d) A poem she loves.

4. Why do Luzhin's in-laws spend time visiting at the Luzhin's house?
(a) It has running water.
(b) It has central heating.
(c) It has a working stove.
(d) It has a new refrigerator.

5. What does Mrs. Luzhin feel when she reads to her husband?
(a) Joy.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Nervousness.
(d) Anger.

6. Who do the drunk men find waiting up by a lighted window at Luzhin's fiancee's parents' house?
(a) A servant.
(b) Luzhin's future father-in-law.
(c) Luzhin's future mother-in-law.
(d) Luzhin's fiancee.

7. What possession of Luzhin's does his fiancee retrieve from the tournament hall?
(a) His hat.
(b) His cane.
(c) His cloak.
(d) His shoes.

8. What else seems odd about Luzhin's old jacket, when Luzhin is trying it on?
(a) One sleeve is slightly longer than the other.
(b) There seems to be something in the pocket, but the pocket is empty.
(c) The jacket is longer in back than in front.
(d) The color of the jacket seems different than Luzhin remembers.

9. What is the one thing Luzhin finds wrong with the old jacket he begs his wife to let him keep?
(a) A hole in the pocket.
(b) A mark on the collar.
(c) A missing button.
(d) A rip in the lapel.

10. What does Luzhin's fiancee threaten that she will do, if he starts thinking about chess?
(a) Stop loving him.
(b) Not marry him.
(c) Kill herself.
(d) Beat him.

11. How often do the Luzhins dine with Mrs. Luzhin's parents?
(a) Four times a week.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Five times a week.
(d) Three times a week.

12. Where does Luzhin disappear to at the ball?
(a) The coat room closet.
(b) A nook behind the decorated tree.
(c) A private room upstairs.
(d) An armchair by the staircase.

13. Who is depicted atop the bookcase in the new apartment?
(a) Dante.
(b) Milton.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Tolstoy.

14. What kinds of articles does Mrs. Luzhin have her husband read to her?
(a) Scientific or mathematical articles.
(b) Political analysis articles.
(c) Humorous or heartfelt articles.
(d) Business or financial articles.

15. Where is the first place Mrs. Luzhin suggests they travel?
(a) To the Carribean.
(b) To Venice, Italy.
(c) To the French Riviera.
(d) To America.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Luzhin feel about the phonograph?

2. What book do Luzhin and his wife find in their new study?

3. Of the portraits Luzhin makes, which turns out the best?

4. At the wedding reception, how much champagne does Luzhin drink?

5. What does Luzhin do in his mind while his wife reads to him?

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