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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Luzhin hurt himself during the chess game with Turati?
(a) He lights a match and then forgets about it.
(b) He slams his cane down on his hand.
(c) He kicks his foot against the table leg.
(d) He bangs his head against the wall.

2. Where does Luzhin disappear to at the ball?
(a) An armchair by the staircase.
(b) A nook behind the decorated tree.
(c) The coat room closet.
(d) A private room upstairs.

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

4. 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) A handkerchief.
(b) Something to read.
(c) A glass of water.
(d) A shawl.

5. When does Luzhin's father return after going into town during the summer?
(a) On time, at 7:00.
(b) Early, at 5:00.
(c) Late, at 10:00.
(d) Late, at midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Luzhin disappears, what does Petrishchev think?

2. When Luzhin suggests teaching his son chess, where in the country house do they find a chess set?

3. What does Mrs. Luzhin show her husband, in a painting of the Last Supper?

4. What painting does Luzhin take note of in his fiancee's parents' home?

5. What is Luzhin given by the coat room when he turns in his jacket at the ball?

(see the answer key)

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