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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who interrupts the chess game?
(a) The class bully.
(b) The substitute teacher.
(c) A new student.
(d) The janitor.

2. At the beginning of the novel, what does the main character associate the name "Luzhin" with?
(a) His mother.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Himself.
(d) His father.

3. At Luzhin's school, what teacher is out with a cold?
(a) The science teacher.
(b) The English teacher.
(c) The geography teacher.
(d) The math teacher.

4. Who begins to teach Luzhin chess?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His tutor.

5. How long does Luzhin stay at his aunt's?
(a) One hour.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Four hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Luzhin think fellow students feel about him?

2. What do Luzhin and his father go to gather under the fir trees?

3. Whose telephone call does Luzhin eavesdrop on during the party?

4. How does Luzhin feel the morning after his father's party?

5. How many games does it take before Luzhin's opponent begins having difficulty beating him?

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