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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Luzhin's father's profession?
(a) Artist.
(b) Writer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Merchant.

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

4. What does Luzhin like most at his birthday party?
(a) The cake.
(b) The magician.
(c) The presents.
(d) The guests.

5. What anniversary of Luzhin's grandfather's death is it at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) The fifth.
(b) The second.
(c) The first.
(d) The tenth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Luzhin usually travel to school?

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

3. What is Luzhin's response to his father, when his father comes to visit him at school?

4. At the beginning of the novel, what does the main character associate the name "Luzhin" with?

5. When Luzhin comes back to his family's house, where in the house does he hide?

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