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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 did Luzhin do the previous Christmas with the chocolates meant for his aunt?
(a) He carefully wrapped each chocolate and arranged them in the box for her.
(b) He kept the chocolates and gave her a different preset.
(c) He put the chocolates in a new box to give to her.
(d) He ate half and rearranged the rest to hide the missing ones.

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

3. What kind of puzzles does Luzhin enjoy doing?
(a) Cryptograms.
(b) Crossword puzzles.
(c) Jumbles.
(d) Jigsaw puzzles.

4. Where are Luzhin and his father when Archduke Ferdinand is killed, starting World War I?
(a) In Germany.
(b) In Switzerland.
(c) In Russia.
(d) In France.

5. Whose chess set does Luzhin get interested in?
(a) His mother's.
(b) His father's.
(c) A party guest's.
(d) His teacher's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Luzhin find the magazines where he studies chess problems?

2. What does Luzhin's future wife's mother say she represents?

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

4. What is Luzhin doing when he notices two other students taking out a chess set?

5. What does Luzhin's future wife hear that he does in his room late at night?

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