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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Luzhin's school, what teacher is out with a cold?
(a) The math teacher.
(b) The geography teacher.
(c) The English teacher.
(d) The science teacher.

2. Where does Luzhin find the magazines where he studies chess problems?
(a) His grandfather's former study.
(b) His father's office.
(c) His teacher's desk.
(d) The library.

3. Whose telephone call does Luzhin eavesdrop on during the party?
(a) An actor.
(b) A violinist.
(c) A waiter.
(d) An architect.

4. Where does Luzhin's father send Luzhin, after the chess lesson is interrupted?
(a) The park.
(b) School.
(c) The attic.
(d) Luzhin's room.

5. What does Luzhin's father suspect his son of looking for in illustrated magazines?
(a) Pictures of far-off lands.
(b) Articles about his father.
(c) Naked women.
(d) Chess puzzles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What anniversary of Luzhin's grandfather's death is it at the beginning of Chapter 3?

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

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

5. What nickname do the other boys call Luzhin?

(see the answer key)

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