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

2. 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?
(a) Win the tournament.
(b) Quit playing chess.
(c) Leave Berlin.
(d) Take a bath.

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

4. When Luzhin's father goes to write a book about a boy like his son, what is the first scene that occurs to him?
(a) A boy winning an adult chess tournament.
(b) A boy playing a simultaneous chess match.
(c) A boy beating his father at their first game of chess.
(d) A boy hiding in his room, reading chess magazines.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What city does the family live in?

3. How long does Luzhin stay at his aunt's?

4. Who begins to teach Luzhin chess?

5. How is Luzhin greeted when he arrives at his aunt's house?

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