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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. What is Luzhin's problem in school?
(a) Playing too much.
(b) Understanding lessons.
(c) Social interaction.
(d) Math.

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

3. What fundamental drive does Luzhin's future wife have?
(a) The need to feel superior to others.
(b) The need to romanticize herself to others.
(c) The need to understand the world is a logical, organized way.
(d) The need to help any creature that is suffering.

4. When Luzhin's family arrives in the city, where does Luzhin run off to?
(a) Nearby woods.
(b) A library.
(c) A museum.
(d) The train station.

5. How long is Luzhin sick after running away?
(a) Three days.
(b) A week.
(c) A day.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been educating Luzhin at home, before his enrollment in school?

2. Where does Luzhin's father send Luzhin, after the chess lesson is interrupted?

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

4. What injury does Luzhin's mother incur, one July day?

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

(see the answer key)

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