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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Luzhin feel the morning after his father's party?
(a) Luzhin is bored.
(b) Luzhin is angry.
(c) Luzhin is excited.
(d) Luzhin is exhausted.

2. What did Luzhin do the previous Christmas with the chocolates meant for his aunt?
(a) He kept the chocolates and gave her a different preset.
(b) He put the chocolates in a new box to give to her.
(c) He ate half and rearranged the rest to hide the missing ones.
(d) He carefully wrapped each chocolate and arranged them in the box for her.

3. How are Luzhin's grades at school?
(a) High.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Luzhin is given incompletes for not finishing his work.
(d) Low.

4. On the first game that Luzhin's opponent doesn't beat him, what is the result?
(a) His opponent lets Luzhin win.
(b) Luzhin wins by virtue of his grown skill.
(c) A draw.
(d) The game is never finished.

5. What excuse does Luzhin give the first day he skips school?
(a) Family circumstances.
(b) That he was sick.
(c) That he twisted his ankle.
(d) That his grandmother died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Luzhin place in the German chess tournament in his youth?

2. How many games does it take before Luzhin's opponent begins having difficulty beating him?

3. How old is Luzhin when he returns to the German resort where he went to with his father when recovering from his illness?

4. What kind of party does Luzhin's father give in honor of Luzhin's grandfather?

5. How does Luzhin treat the guests at his birthday?

(see the answer key)

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