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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title does Luzhin's father give his imagined novella about a boy like his son?
(a) Moves.
(b) Check.
(c) The Gambit.
(d) The Player.

2. When Luzhin dreams about Turati before his wedding, what is Turati doing in the dream?
(a) Eating soup.
(b) Picking mushrooms.
(c) Playing chess.
(d) Playing the piano.

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

4. What kind of party does Luzhin's father give in honor of Luzhin's grandfather?
(a) A tennis party.
(b) A costume ball.
(c) A musical gathering.
(d) A cocktail party.

5. What habit of Luzhin's particularly annoys his future wife's mother?
(a) He looks at her shoes when he talks.
(b) He sits with his back to her.
(c) He talks about himself in the third person.
(d) He talks into his hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why have Luzhin's parents put off telling him that they've enrolled him in a school?

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

3. Of the portraits Luzhin makes, which turns out the best?

4. What author does Luzhin's fiancee tell her mother that Luzhin has never read?

5. When Mrs. Luzhin comes to bed on her wedding night, where is her husband?

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