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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 8, where is Luzhin trying to go?
(a) To his fiancee's parents' house.
(b) To his hotel.
(c) To the place he stayed with his father in Germany as a boy.
(d) To the manor house he remembers from his youth.

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

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

4. What does Luzhin teach himself, after visiting his father-in-law's office?
(a) How to use a mimeograph machine.
(b) How to type.
(c) How to manage accounting books.
(d) The German tax code.

5. What does Luzhin's fiancee's mother tell him that he should do, when he comes to her home early and only she is there?
(a) Win the tournament.
(b) Take a bath.
(c) Leave Berlin.
(d) Quit playing chess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Luzhin find himself, as he tries to walk toward where he wants to go?

2. How many games does it take before Luzhin's opponent begins having difficulty beating him?

3. What present does Luzhin's fiancee bring to him at his hotel room?

4. How do Luzhin and his wife enter the ball?

5. Who sketches Luzhin and Turati at the chess tournament in Berlin?

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