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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Luzhin's future wife's mother think of his profession as a chess champion?
(a) She thinks it is romantic but unwise.
(b) She thinks it is hysterically amusing.
(c) She thinks it is exciting but low-paying.
(d) She thinks it is trivial and ridiculous.

2. Luzhin spectacularly wins a chess game in Berlin after sacrificing what three pieces in a row?
(a) A queen, a rook, and a knight.
(b) A rook, a bishop, and a knight.
(c) A knight, a pawn, and a bishop.
(d) A pawn, a bishop, and a queen.

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

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

5. How old is Luzhin when he returns to the German resort where he went to with his father when recovering from his illness?
(a) In his fifties.
(b) In his thirties.
(c) In his twenties.
(d) In his forties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Luzhin's father-in-law doing when Luzhin visits him at his office?

2. What is Luzhin given by the coat room when he turns in his jacket at the ball?

3. What is the one thing Luzhin finds wrong with the old jacket he begs his wife to let him keep?

4. Who is more drunk, Kurt or Gunther?

5. What color does Luzhin choose for his suit?

(see the answer key)

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