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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what floor is the apartment Luzhin's in-laws have rented for the newlyweds?
(a) The fourth.
(b) The third.
(c) The second.
(d) The fifth.

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

3. Where does Mrs. Luzhin take her husband that he's never been before?
(a) To a play.
(b) The movies.
(c) On a boat.
(d) In an airplane.

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

5. Who is more drunk, Kurt or Gunther?
(a) Kurt.
(b) Neither is drunk.
(c) Gunther.
(d) Both are equally drunk.

6. What is Luzhin's fiancee eating when her parents tackle her about giving up Luzhin at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Waffles.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Hot cereal.
(d) Steak and gravy.

7. How often do the Luzhins dine with Mrs. Luzhin's parents?
(a) Five times a week.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Four times a week.
(d) Three times a week.

8. What is Luzhin given by the coat room when he turns in his jacket at the ball?
(a) A paper ticket.
(b) A metal number.
(c) A plastic card.
(d) A cloth marker.

9. What subject does Luzhin prefer for his artistic efforts?
(a) Geometric shapes.
(b) Furniture.
(c) Plants.
(d) Animals.

10. What does Luzhin eventually win in the raffle at the ball?
(a) A children's book.
(b) A pair of earrings.
(c) A lamp.
(d) A small ornamental box.

11. Who do the drunk men find waiting up by a lighted window at Luzhin's fiancee's parents' house?
(a) Luzhin's future mother-in-law.
(b) Luzhin's fiancee.
(c) Luzhin's future father-in-law.
(d) A servant.

12. What does Luzhin feel like, when he moves into his new apartment after getting out of the hospital?
(a) Like he did whenever he started a new chess game.
(b) Like he did when moving from country to town as a child.
(c) Like he did whenever moving into a new hotel room.
(d) Like he did when he started school as a boy.

13. What does Mrs. Luzhin wear on her wedding night?
(a) A pink silk robe.
(b) Her husband's shirt.
(c) Pajamas.
(d) A white negligee.

14. What item does Luzhin find in the lining of his pocket?
(a) A notebook.
(b) A wooden pawn.
(c) A ring.
(d) A chess board.

15. When Luzhin asks the doctor who he is, what is the psychiatrist's reply?
(a) A psychiatrist.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A well-wisher.
(d) A friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Luzhin like when his fiancee sits with him at the sanatorium?

2. What is the Luzhins' maid particularly bat at?

3. When he wakes in the hospital, what does Luzhin ask a nurse?

4. What does Luzhin's new landlady chide him for forgetting?

5. What does Luzhin do when he gets into the cab with his new wife after the wedding reception?

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