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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Luzhin's future wife perceive him when she first meets him?
(a) As a bitter, unkind old man.
(b) As an eccentric artist.
(c) As a sad, suffering romantic.
(d) As an uncouth, unworthy slob.

2. At the end of Chapter 8, where is Luzhin trying to go?
(a) To his fiancee's parents' house.
(b) To the manor house he remembers from his youth.
(c) To his hotel.
(d) To the place he stayed with his father in Germany as a boy.

3. Where is the first place Mrs. Luzhin suggests they travel?
(a) To the Carribean.
(b) To Venice, Italy.
(c) To America.
(d) To the French Riviera.

4. What important historical events does Luzhin's father feel inhibited by having to include in every novel?
(a) World War I and the Russian revolution.
(b) World War I and the Armenian genocide.
(c) World War I and World War II.
(d) World War I and the Great Depression.

5. On the first game that Luzhin's opponent doesn't beat him, what is the result?
(a) His opponent lets Luzhin win.
(b) The game is never finished.
(c) Luzhin wins by virtue of his grown skill.
(d) A draw.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Luzhin's mother-in-law speak to him after the wedding?

3. What relative of Luzhin does Mrs. Luzhin's visitor know?

4. Why does Mrs. Luzhin avoid mentioning large cities when talking of traveling?

5. During the beginning of the chess game with Turati, who seems to be winning?

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