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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Luzhin tell his father he learned to play chess?
(a) In the park.
(b) At school.
(c) From a friend's father.
(d) From his aunt.

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

3. What does Luzhin's father suspect his son of looking for in illustrated magazines?
(a) Pictures of far-off lands.
(b) Chess puzzles.
(c) Articles about his father.
(d) Naked women.

4. Where does Luzhin find the magazines where he studies chess problems?
(a) The library.
(b) His father's office.
(c) His grandfather's former study.
(d) His teacher's desk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Luzhin when he returns to the German resort where he went to with his father when recovering from his illness?

2. How old is young Luzhin at the beginning of the novel?

3. When Luzhin meets his future wife's mother, what is the mother's opinion of him?

4. What does Luzhin do immediately after proposing to his future wife?

5. What kind of puzzles does Luzhin enjoy doing?

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