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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city does the family live in?
(a) Novosibirsk.
(b) Stalingrad.
(c) St. Petersberg.
(d) Moscow.

2. Where does Luzhin sit during recess?
(a) His desk.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The woodpile.
(d) The swing.

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

4. How does Luzhin usually travel to school?
(a) In a cab.
(b) With his father.
(c) On a horse.
(d) On foot.

5. How old is young Luzhin at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who interrupts the chess game?

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

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

4. What does Luzhin like most at his birthday party?

5. How does Luzhin treat the guests at his birthday?

(see the answer key)

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