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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 midnight.
(d) Late, at 10:00.

2. What painting does Luzhin take note of in his fiancee's parents' home?
(a) A painting of a horse and carriage in winter.
(b) A painting of the buildings of Moscow.
(c) A painting of two dogs on a sofa.
(d) A painting of a Russian girl eating an apple.

3. What injury does Luzhin's mother incur, one July day?
(a) She sprains her back.
(b) She sprains her foot.
(c) She breaks her wrist.
(d) Her arm is pulled out of the socket.

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

5. Where is Luzhin's father when the idea for a novel about a boy like his son hits him?
(a) At a bar, waiting for a date who doesn't show up.
(b) At a restaurant, waiting for a meeting that never happens.
(c) At a park, passing the time before his train is due to leave.
(d) At a train station, waiting for his son, who doesn't show up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business does Valentinov go into after leaving Luzhin?

2. When Luzhin asks the doctor who he is, what is the psychiatrist's reply?

3. How old is Luzhin when he returns to the German resort where he went to with his father when recovering from his illness?

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

5. What possession of Luzhin's does his fiancee retrieve from the tournament hall?

(see the answer key)

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