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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Luzhin's problem in school?

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

3. On the first game that Luzhin's opponent doesn't beat him, what is the result?

4. How does the woman Luzhin meets in Germany (his future wife) think of his father?

5. What kind of puzzles does Luzhin enjoy doing?

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