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

2. What is Luzhin like when his fiancee sits with him at the sanatorium?
(a) Luzhin is mostly talkative but distracted.
(b) Luzhin is mostly sullen and restless.
(c) Luzhin is mostly angry and agitated.
(d) Luzhin is mostly immobile and unresponsive.

3. When Luzhin runs away from home, what does he learn from his aunt?
(a) That his former chess partner has left the country.
(b) That his former chess partner has died.
(c) That she is marrying his former chess partner.
(d) That she has been having an affair with Luzhin's father.

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

5. Where does Luzhin's fiancee's father want her to go away to with her mother, to forget about Luzhin?
(a) Italy.
(b) Greece.
(c) England.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Luzhin tell his father he learned to play chess?

2. What does Luzhin's father suspect his son of looking for in illustrated magazines?

3. What does Luzhin do immediately after proposing to his future wife?

4. How is Luzhin greeted when he arrives at his aunt's house?

5. What does Luzhin's future wife hear that he does in his room late at night?

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