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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Three days before Luzhin's departure, when he is walking with his future wife and her mother, what does the mother ask her daughter to run back and get for her?
(a) Something to read.
(b) A glass of water.
(c) A shawl.
(d) A handkerchief.

3. Where do the people at the chess tournament tell Luzhin to go?
(a) Out of Berlin.
(b) Back to Russia.
(c) To his hotel.
(d) Home.

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

5. What fundamental drive does Luzhin's future wife have?
(a) The need to feel superior to others.
(b) The need to romanticize herself to others.
(c) The need to help any creature that is suffering.
(d) The need to understand the world is a logical, organized way.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Luzhin's father return after going into town during the summer?

2. Who does Luzhin's future wife make him think of, when he first meets him?

3. On the first game that Luzhin's opponent doesn't beat him, what is the result?

4. What kind of puzzles does Luzhin enjoy doing?

5. What does Luzhin's mother always have beside her, after she injures herself?

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