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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 city does the family live in?
(a) Novosibirsk.
(b) Stalingrad.
(c) Moscow.
(d) St. Petersberg.

2. Who has been educating Luzhin at home, before his enrollment in school?
(a) His mother.
(b) A governess.
(c) His father.
(d) No one.

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

4. What does Luzhin do when he goes up to his room after he's met his future wife's mother?
(a) He takes a nap.
(b) He eats a meal.
(c) He works on his chess game.
(d) He writes a letter to his future wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luzhin's mother always have beside her, after she injures herself?

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

3. What does the doctor give to Luzhin?

4. Where does Luzhin sit during recess?

5. Where does Luzhin's father send Luzhin, after the chess lesson is interrupted?

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