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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Mrs. Luzhin to be away from her husband a good deal?
(a) She is helping her sick mother.
(b) She is planning their proposed trip.
(c) She is volunteering at her church.
(d) She is helping a friend shop.

2. When Luzhin suggests teaching his son chess, where in the country house do they find a chess set?
(a) In the library.
(b) In the cellar.
(c) In the attic.
(d) Under the stairs.

3. What does Mrs. Luzhin show her husband, in a painting of the Last Supper?
(a) The symmetry of the walls.
(b) Trees in the background.
(c) Flowers in one of the apostle's hands.
(d) Dogs under the table.

4. How is Luzhin greeted when he arrives at his aunt's house?
(a) Her maid tells him his aunt is still asleep and to wait.
(b) His aunt is outside the house and greets him happily.
(c) Her maid tells him his aunt is out and slams the door.
(d) His aunt slams the door in his face.

5. Who is depicted atop the bookcase in the new apartment?
(a) Milton.
(b) Tolstoy.
(c) Dante.
(d) Shakespeare.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins to teach Luzhin chess?

2. What book do Luzhin and his wife find in their new study?

3. Where does Mrs. Luzhin take her husband that he's never been before?

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

5. What does Luzhin do with the chess set he has been carrying with him, after he is able to play openly with his father?

(see the answer key)

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