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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Luzhin find himself, as he tries to walk toward where he wants to go?
(a) In an empty marketplace.
(b) In a train station.
(c) In a dark alley.
(d) In a wooded park.

2. At the end of Luzhin's first day of play against Turati, what does Luzhin feel unable to do?
(a) Stay awake.
(b) Walk.
(c) Stay in the chess tournament room.
(d) Get up from his seat.

3. Who sketches Luzhin and Turati at the chess tournament in Berlin?
(a) Luzhin's fiancee.
(b) A newspaper sketch artist.
(c) A famous sculpter.
(d) A local portrait painter.

4. How old is young Luzhin at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

5. At the beginning of the novel, what does the main character associate the name "Luzhin" with?
(a) His father.
(b) Himself.
(c) Nothing.
(d) His mother.

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

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

8. 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 takes a nap.
(c) He eats a meal.
(d) He works on his chess game.

9. What business does Valentinov go into after leaving Luzhin?
(a) The art business.
(b) The movie business.
(c) The theater.
(d) The music business.

10. In Luzhin's championship game against Turati, how does Turati open the game?
(a) With his usual, successful move.
(b) With an ordinary, banal move.
(c) With a laughingly stupid move.
(d) With a startlingly aggressive, unfamiliar move.

11. When Luzhin's fiancee's father meets Luzhin, what does he offer the chess champion?
(a) A snack.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A glass of wine.
(d) A glass of water.

12. What nickname do the other boys call Luzhin?
(a) Morris.
(b) Clutz.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Tony.

13. Who does Luzhin play chess with at his aunt's house?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His aunt's maid.
(c) An old man who brings his aunt flowers.
(d) His aunt's butler.

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

15. 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. How long does Luzhin stay at his aunt's?

2. What does Luzhin's future wife hear that he does in his room late at night?

3. Where does Luzhin tell his father he learned to play chess?

4. What does the doctor give to Luzhin?

5. What does Luzhin drop that his future wife picks up and returns to him?

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