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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. Why have Luzhin's parents put off telling him that they've enrolled him in a school?
(a) They are worried the school will cancel at the last minute.
(b) They don't think he'll understand the idea.
(c) They're afraid he'll run away.
(d) They're afraid he'll throw a tantrum.

2. How long is Luzhin sick after running away?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A day.
(c) A week.
(d) Three days.

3. Who interrupts Luzhin's first chess lesson?
(a) His father.
(b) His tutor.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

4. At the end of Luzhin's first day of play against Turati, what does Luzhin feel unable to do?
(a) Get up from his seat.
(b) Stay in the chess tournament room.
(c) Walk.
(d) Stay awake.

5. Who begins to teach Luzhin chess?
(a) His tutor.
(b) His father.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 8, where is Luzhin trying to go?

3. What does the doctor give to Luzhin?

4. What injury does Luzhin's mother incur, one July day?

5. Three days before Luzhin's departure, when he is walking with his future wife and her mother, what does the mother ask her daughter to run back and get for her?

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