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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 color does Luzhin choose for his suit?
(a) Dark blue.
(b) Dark Brown.
(c) Dark gray.
(d) Tan.

2. What does everyone mistake Luzhin's drawing of oranges for?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Grapefruits.
(c) Apples.
(d) Peaches.

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

4. What does Luzhin do when he gets into the cab with his new wife after the wedding reception?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) He begins talking incomprehensibly.
(c) He sits silently and sullenly.
(d) He tries to kiss her.

5. Why does Mrs. Luzhin avoid mentioning large cities when talking of traveling?
(a) She doesn't want to go places Luzhin has been without her.
(b) She doesn't want to remind Luzhin of chess tournaments.
(c) She thinks a large city will be too stressful for Luzhin.
(d) She doesn't want to mention anywhere they can't afford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Luzhin's in-laws spend time visiting at the Luzhin's house?

2. How do Luzhin and his wife enter the ball?

3. What difference does Mrs. Luzhin see between Germany and Russia?

4. When Luzhin finally comes to his bedroom on his wedding night, where does his wife go?

5. When was the last time Luzhin had been in church before his wedding?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Luzhin think when the lights come on again after Ivan has knocked over the lamp?

3. What catches Luzhin's attention to distract him from chess that he is accidentally reminded of?

4. How does Luzhin read?

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

6. What word keeps going through Mrs. Luzhin's mind on her wedding night, and what does it mean?

7. At the ball, how does Mrs. Luzhin compare the movie actresses to her husband in her mind?

8. How does Luzhin kill himself?

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

10. What does Luzhin's psychiatrist ask him about?

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