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

2. Who does Luzhin's father invite to Luzhin's birthday?
(a) Luzhin's cousins, aunts, and uncles.
(b) A few of Luzhin's classmates.
(c) Only his own friends.
(d) A neighbor girl.

3. Where does Luzhin tell his father he learned to play chess?
(a) At school.
(b) From a friend's father.
(c) In the park.
(d) From his aunt.

4. What does Luzhin's father suspect his son of looking for in illustrated magazines?
(a) Pictures of far-off lands.
(b) Naked women.
(c) Articles about his father.
(d) Chess puzzles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Luzhin afraid of at school?

2. What does Luzhin do with the chess set he has been carrying with him, after he is able to play openly with his father?

3. When Luzhin meets his future wife's mother, what is the mother's opinion of him?

4. How does Luzhin's future wife perceive him when she first meets him?

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

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