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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. When Luzhin comes back to his family's house, where in the house does he hide?
(a) The attic.
(b) The sewing room.
(c) The carriage house.
(d) The cellar.

2. What do Luzhin and his father go to gather under the fir trees?
(a) Red bolete mushrooms.
(b) Wild mint leaves.
(c) White daisies.
(d) Wild red roses.

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

4. Where is Luzhin's father when the idea for a novel about a boy like his son hits him?
(a) At a restaurant, waiting for a meeting that never happens.
(b) At a park, passing the time before his train is due to leave.
(c) At a train station, waiting for his son, who doesn't show up.
(d) At a bar, waiting for a date who doesn't show up.

5. How does Luzhin think fellow students feel about him?
(a) He thinks they hate him.
(b) He thinks they're jealous of him.
(c) He thinks they pity him.
(d) He thinks they admire him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Luzhin suggests teaching his son chess, where in the country house do they find a chess set?

2. What title does Luzhin's father give his imagined novella about a boy like his son?

3. Who does Luzhin play chess with at his aunt's house?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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