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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is young Luzhin at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

2. What city does the family live in?
(a) Moscow.
(b) St. Petersberg.
(c) Novosibirsk.
(d) Stalingrad.

3. What nickname do the other boys call Luzhin?
(a) Morris.
(b) Clutz.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Tony.

4. How long is Luzhin sick after running away?
(a) Three days.
(b) A day.
(c) A week.
(d) Two weeks.

5. What anniversary of Luzhin's grandfather's death is it at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) The fifth.
(b) The second.
(c) The first.
(d) The tenth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Luzhin play chess with at his aunt's house?

2. Where does Luzhin's father send Luzhin, after the chess lesson is interrupted?

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

4. What do Luzhin and his father go to gather under the fir trees?

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

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