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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. During the beginning of the chess game with Turati, who seems to be winning?
(a) Luzhin seems to be winning.
(b) Both think the other is winning.
(c) No one seems to be winning.
(d) Turati seems to be winning.

2. What does Luzhin do with the chess set he has been carrying with him, after he is able to play openly with his father?
(a) He sells it.
(b) He hides it in his bed.
(c) He gives it away.
(d) He buries it.

3. What is Luzhin doing when he notices two other students taking out a chess set?
(a) Carving a piece of wood.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Sharpening pencils.
(d) Drawing on his desk.

4. Whose chess set does Luzhin get interested in?
(a) His mother's.
(b) His teacher's.
(c) A party guest's.
(d) His father's.

5. What injury does Luzhin's mother incur, one July day?
(a) She sprains her foot.
(b) Her arm is pulled out of the socket.
(c) She sprains her back.
(d) She breaks her wrist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What anniversary of Luzhin's grandfather's death is it at the beginning of Chapter 3?

3. What present does Luzhin's fiancee bring to him at his hotel room?

4. What does Luzhin do immediately after proposing to his future wife?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Valentinov view Luzhin?

2. How does Luzhin behave on walks with his future wife and her mother?

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

4. How does Luzhin's father die?

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

6. The morning after the party, what are relations like between Luzhin's father, his aunt, and his mother?

7. How does Luzhin's future wife feel about introducing him to her family?

8. In Chapter 2, what school subject does Luzhin show interest in?

9. Before playing with his son, how does Luzhin's father consider his own chess abilities?

10. How does Luzhin senior's wife react when he has to go to town for the day?

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