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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the doctor give to Luzhin?
(a) A chess handbook.
(b) A set of chess pieces.
(c) A chess board.
(d) A chess timer.

2. How does Luzhin think fellow students feel about him?
(a) He thinks they admire him.
(b) He thinks they're jealous of him.
(c) He thinks they hate him.
(d) He thinks they pity him.

3. What is Luzhin's response to his father, when his father comes to visit him at school?
(a) Luzhin shows little interest in his father.
(b) Luzhin is happy and wants his father to stay.
(c) Luzhin cries and yells at his father.
(d) Luzhin talks a mile a minute to his father.

4. What does Mrs. Luzhin wear on her wedding night?
(a) Pajamas.
(b) Her husband's shirt.
(c) A white negligee.
(d) A pink silk robe.

5. Why have Luzhin's parents put off telling him that they've enrolled him in a school?
(a) They are worried the school will cancel at the last minute.
(b) They're afraid he'll run away.
(c) They don't think he'll understand the idea.
(d) They're afraid he'll throw a tantrum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Luzhin's father give his imagined novella about a boy like his son?

2. Who is taken off in the taxi cab?

3. Who does Kurt think Luzhin is at first?

4. When does Luzhin's father return after going into town during the summer?

5. At Luzhin's school, what teacher is out with a cold?

(see the answer key)

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