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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. Three days before Luzhin's departure, when he is walking with his future wife and her mother, what does the mother ask her daughter to run back and get for her?
(a) Something to read.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A shawl.
(d) A glass of water.

2. How does Luzhin usually travel to school?
(a) In a cab.
(b) On foot.
(c) On a horse.
(d) With his father.

3. What is Luzhin's response to his father, when his father comes to visit him at school?
(a) Luzhin cries and yells at his father.
(b) Luzhin talks a mile a minute to his father.
(c) Luzhin is happy and wants his father to stay.
(d) Luzhin shows little interest in his father.

4. What does Luzhin do immediately after proposing to his future wife?
(a) He bursts into tears.
(b) He faints.
(c) He bursts into laughter.
(d) He leaves the room, without waiting for a reply.

5. What is Luzhin's father's profession?
(a) Writer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Artist.
(d) Merchant.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Luzhin runs away from home, what does he learn from his aunt?

2. What important historical events does Luzhin's father feel inhibited by having to include in every novel?

3. Where does Luzhin tell his father he learned to play chess?

4. At Luzhin's school, what teacher is out with a cold?

5. What question does Luzhin's fiancee's father ask Luzhin?

(see the answer key)

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