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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. What injury does Luzhin's mother incur, one July day?
(a) She sprains her foot.
(b) She sprains her back.
(c) Her arm is pulled out of the socket.
(d) She breaks her wrist.

2. What title does Luzhin's father give his imagined novella about a boy like his son?
(a) Moves.
(b) Check.
(c) The Gambit.
(d) The Player.

3. Who does Luzhin's future wife make him think of, when he first meets him?
(a) His aunt.
(b) A girl at his school.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) His mother.

4. Who does Luzhin play chess with at his aunt's house?
(a) His aunt.
(b) An old man who brings his aunt flowers.
(c) His aunt's butler.
(d) His aunt's maid.

5. When Luzhin suggests teaching his son chess, where in the country house do they find a chess set?
(a) In the library.
(b) Under the stairs.
(c) In the cellar.
(d) In the attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Luzhin's father return after going into town during the summer?

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

3. What does Luzhin's fiancee's mother tell him that he should do, when he comes to her home early and only she is there?

4. What does Luzhin do when he goes up to his room after he's met his future wife's mother?

5. Where does Luzhin sit during recess?

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