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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Luzhin do immediately after proposing to his future wife?
(a) He bursts into tears.
(b) He bursts into laughter.
(c) He leaves the room, without waiting for a reply.
(d) He faints.

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

3. What author does Luzhin's fiancee tell her mother that Luzhin has never read?
(a) Pushkin.
(b) George Eliot.
(c) Tolstoy.
(d) Thomas Carlyle.

4. Where does Luzhin sit during recess?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The woodpile.
(c) The swing.
(d) His desk.

5. How long does Luzhin stay at his aunt's?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) Three hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luzhin's fiancee threaten that she will do, if he starts thinking about chess?

2. Who sketches Luzhin and Turati at the chess tournament in Berlin?

3. During their walk the morning after the party, what does Luzhin's father suggest he take up?

4. How are Luzhin's grades at school?

5. Who is taken off in the taxi cab?

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