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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Luzhin's family arrives in the city, where does Luzhin run off to?
(a) A museum.
(b) Nearby woods.
(c) The train station.
(d) A library.

2. At Luzhin's school, what teacher is out with a cold?
(a) The geography teacher.
(b) The math teacher.
(c) The science teacher.
(d) The English teacher.

3. Where are Luzhin and his father when Archduke Ferdinand is killed, starting World War I?
(a) In Russia.
(b) In Switzerland.
(c) In Germany.
(d) In France.

4. When Luzhin's father goes to write a book about a boy like his son, what is the first scene that occurs to him?
(a) A boy hiding in his room, reading chess magazines.
(b) A boy winning an adult chess tournament.
(c) A boy beating his father at their first game of chess.
(d) A boy playing a simultaneous chess match.

5. How old is Luzhin when he returns to the German resort where he went to with his father when recovering from his illness?
(a) In his twenties.
(b) In his forties.
(c) In his fifties.
(d) In his thirties.

6. What do Luzhin and his father go to gather under the fir trees?
(a) White daisies.
(b) Wild mint leaves.
(c) Wild red roses.
(d) Red bolete mushrooms.

7. What is Luzhin's father's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Writer.
(d) Artist.

8. What does Luzhin like most at his birthday party?
(a) The cake.
(b) The guests.
(c) The presents.
(d) The magician.

9. What does Luzhin do when he goes up to his room after he's met his future wife's mother?
(a) He writes a letter to his future wife.
(b) He works on his chess game.
(c) He eats a meal.
(d) He takes a nap.

10. Who begins to teach Luzhin chess?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His tutor.
(d) His mother.

11. When Luzhin suggests teaching his son chess, where in the country house do they find a chess set?
(a) In the cellar.
(b) In the attic.
(c) Under the stairs.
(d) In the library.

12. What does Luzhin's future wife's mother think of his profession as a chess champion?
(a) She thinks it is romantic but unwise.
(b) She thinks it is trivial and ridiculous.
(c) She thinks it is hysterically amusing.
(d) She thinks it is exciting but low-paying.

13. Luzhin spectacularly wins a chess game in Berlin after sacrificing what three pieces in a row?
(a) A rook, a bishop, and a knight.
(b) A pawn, a bishop, and a queen.
(c) A queen, a rook, and a knight.
(d) A knight, a pawn, and a bishop.

14. When Luzhin comes back to his family's house, where in the house does he hide?
(a) The carriage house.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The sewing room.
(d) The attic.

15. Who does Luzhin's future wife make him think of, when he first meets him?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) His aunt.
(c) A girl at his school.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the beginning of the chess game with Turati, who seems to be winning?

3. Who sketches Luzhin and Turati at the chess tournament in Berlin?

4. How does Luzhin usually travel to school?

5. What important historical events does Luzhin's father feel inhibited by having to include in every novel?

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