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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Petrishchev, the man Luzhin winds up talking to at the ball?
(a) A Parisian banker who was Luzhin's former chess opponent.
(b) A Brazilian plantation worker who was Luzhin's former classmate.
(c) A Canadian store owner who knew Mrs. Luzhin as a girl.
(d) An Egyptian hotel clerk who has Luzhin's aunt's godchild.

2. What else seems odd about Luzhin's old jacket, when Luzhin is trying it on?
(a) One sleeve is slightly longer than the other.
(b) The jacket is longer in back than in front.
(c) The color of the jacket seems different than Luzhin remembers.
(d) There seems to be something in the pocket, but the pocket is empty.

3. What question does Luzhin's fiancee's father ask Luzhin?
(a) Whether chess isn't a rather childish game.
(b) Whether he can really make a living playing chess.
(c) Whether he plays other games besides chess.
(d) Whether there's a move in chess that always lets you win.

4. 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 fifties.
(b) In his twenties.
(c) In his forties.
(d) In his thirties.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Luzhin place in the German chess tournament in his youth?

2. What does Luzhin teach himself, after visiting his father-in-law's office?

3. How does Luzhin hurt himself during the chess game with Turati?

4. At the end of Luzhin's first day of play against Turati, what does Luzhin feel unable to do?

5. What habit of Luzhin's particularly annoys his future wife's mother?

(see the answer key)

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