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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many games does it take before Luzhin's opponent begins having difficulty beating him?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Five.

2. Where is the first place Mrs. Luzhin suggests they travel?
(a) To the Carribean.
(b) To America.
(c) To Venice, Italy.
(d) To the French Riviera.

3. After Luzhin disappears, what does Petrishchev think?
(a) Petrishchev thinks he's offended Luzhin.
(b) Petrishchev thinks he's mistaken Luzhin for someone else.
(c) Petrishchev thinks Luzhin has grown rude in his old age.
(d) Petrishchev thinks he imagined Luzhin the whole time.

4. 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.

5. Why is Luzhin afraid of at school?
(a) That others will find out his chess ability and make fun of him.
(b) That someone else will be better than him at chess.
(c) That he will not be able to pass his classes.
(d) That bullies will beat him up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Luzhin sick after running away?

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

3. How does Luzhin feel about the phonograph?

4. Luzhin spectacularly wins a chess game in Berlin after sacrificing what three pieces in a row?

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

(see the answer key)

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