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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. How does the woman Luzhin meets in Germany (his future wife) think of his father?
(a) She thinks he must have been selfish, ignorant, and jealous of Luzhin.
(b) She thinks he must have been naive, slow, and uncomprehending toward Luzhin.
(c) She thinks he must have been sad, angry, and bitter toward Luzhin.
(d) She thinks he must have been kind, earnest, and fond of Luzhin.

2. What excuse does Luzhin give the first day he skips school?
(a) That he twisted his ankle.
(b) That he was sick.
(c) Family circumstances.
(d) That his grandmother died.

3. What does Luzhin's fiancee think of when she walks with him in the garden of the sanatorium?
(a) A sculpture she saw in a museum.
(b) A poem she loves.
(c) A book she read as a child.
(d) A painting in her mother's home.

4. Where is Luzhin's father when the idea for a novel about a boy like his son hits him?
(a) At a train station, waiting for his son, 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 bar, waiting for a date who doesn't show up.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Luzhin hide during the party?

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

3. On the first game that Luzhin's opponent doesn't beat him, what is the result?

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

5. What does Luzhin's future wife's mother think of his profession as a chess champion?

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