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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Luzhin find himself, as he tries to walk toward where he wants to go?
(a) In a dark alley.
(b) In a train station.
(c) In an empty marketplace.
(d) In a wooded park.

2. What important historical events does Luzhin's father feel inhibited by having to include in every novel?
(a) World War I and the Armenian genocide.
(b) World War I and World War II.
(c) World War I and the Russian revolution.
(d) World War I and the Great Depression.

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

4. When Luzhin meets his future wife's mother, what is the mother's opinion of him?
(a) That he is a too-slick con artist.
(b) That he is a boor.
(c) That he is delightful.
(d) That he is too good for her daughter.

5. Where does Luzhin's father send Luzhin, after the chess lesson is interrupted?
(a) Luzhin's room.
(b) The park.
(c) The attic.
(d) School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Luzhin's problem in school?

2. How does Luzhin treat the guests at his birthday?

3. What is Luzhin's father's profession?

4. What does Luzhin's future wife's mother think of his profession as a chess champion?

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

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