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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has been educating Luzhin at home, before his enrollment in school?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) A governess.
(d) No one.

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

3. What does Luzhin drop that his future wife picks up and returns to him?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A wallet.
(c) A ring.
(d) A pocket watch.

4. How does Luzhin usually travel to school?
(a) On a horse.
(b) In a cab.
(c) With his father.
(d) On foot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At Luzhin's school, what teacher is out with a cold?

2. Where does Luzhin's father send Luzhin, after the chess lesson is interrupted?

3. What business does Valentinov go into after leaving Luzhin?

4. Luzhin spectacularly wins a chess game in Berlin after sacrificing what three pieces in a row?

5. Who interrupts Luzhin's first chess lesson?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Luzhin hide during his father's party?

2. What authors does Luzhin like to read?

3. Who does Luzhin nearly run into on the first day he skips school?

4. How does Luzhin react to being caught cutting school?

5. How does Luzhin feel about playing chess blind?

6. How is Luzhin affected by spectators at his chess games?

7. What is on Luzhin's father's mind during his first chess games with his son?

8. Why does Luzhin's mother leave her husband and son to return to Russia, and how does Luzhin's father react?

9. When Luzhin watches the chess game between his classmates, what move excites him?

10. How does Luzhin's father feel when he finally hears that his son is a prodigy?

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