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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. What fault does Luzhin's fiancee find with the material Luzhin selects?
(a) She finds it creases easily.
(b) She finds its color will run.
(c) She finds it too scratchy.
(d) She finds it too dark.

2. What does Luzhin dream when he finally falls asleep?
(a) He dreams he's in the snow, digging up a chess set from frozen ground.
(b) He dreams he's a piece on a chess board.
(c) He dreams of being a boy playing chess with his father.
(d) He dreams he is the world champion chess master.

3. Who is Petrishchev, the man Luzhin winds up talking to at the ball?
(a) An Egyptian hotel clerk who has Luzhin's aunt's godchild.
(b) A Brazilian plantation worker who was Luzhin's former classmate.
(c) A Canadian store owner who knew Mrs. Luzhin as a girl.
(d) A Parisian banker who was Luzhin's former chess opponent.

4. When he wakes in the hospital, what does Luzhin ask a nurse?
(a) Where am I?
(b) Who are you?
(c) What time is it?
(d) What day is it?

5. What does Luzhin's new landlady chide him for forgetting?
(a) He forgets to take in the newspaper and milk.
(b) He forgets to pay his rent.
(c) He forgets to lock his room when he leaves.
(d) He forgets to turn out the light and close his door.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often do the Luzhins dine with Mrs. Luzhin's parents?

2. What fruit does Luzhin buy on his walk with his wife?

3. What excuse does Luzhin give for slipping off on his own?

4. What does everyone mistake Luzhin's drawing of oranges for?

5. What does Mrs. Luzhin criticize about her body, as she examines herself in the mirror on her wedding night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What upsets Luzhien about the geography of the world?

2. Why doesn't Luzhin's fiancee ask him about his tuxedo?

3. How does Luzhin act in the days before his wedding?

4. What does Luzhin think is the point of the "game" being played against him?

5. How to Kurt and Karl know where to send Luzhin in the taxi?

6. What is Luzhin doing when Ivan knocks over the lamp?

7. What does Luzhin's future mother-in-law feel as the wedding approaches?

8. What are Mrs. Luzhin's political opinions about the Soviet Union?

9. What books that his fiancee brings him in the sanatorium does Luzhin enjoy?

10. What letter does Luzhin send to a stranger?

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