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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who interrupts Luzhin's first chess lesson?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His tutor.

2. Who does Luzhin play chess with at his aunt's house?
(a) His aunt's butler.
(b) His aunt's maid.
(c) His aunt.
(d) An old man who brings his aunt flowers.

3. What does Luzhin's mother always have beside her, after she injures herself?
(a) A bowl of strawberries.
(b) A bowl of chocolates.
(c) A bowl of hard candies.
(d) A bowl of caramels.

4. What do Luzhin and his father go to gather under the fir trees?
(a) Wild red roses.
(b) Wild mint leaves.
(c) White daisies.
(d) Red bolete mushrooms.

5. How long does Luzhin stay at his aunt's?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Three hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) Two hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname do the other boys call Luzhin?

2. How does Luzhin usually travel to school?

3. What does Luzhin like most at his birthday party?

4. What is Luzhin's father's profession?

5. Where does Luzhin find the magazines where he studies chess problems?

(see the answer key)

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