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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the last time Luzhin had been in church before his wedding?
(a) At his sixteenth birthday.
(b) At his father's funeral.
(c) At his mother's funeral.
(d) At his first communion.

2. What nickname do the other boys call Luzhin?
(a) Clutz.
(b) Tony.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Morris.

3. When Luzhin finally comes to his bedroom on his wedding night, where does his wife go?
(a) To the bed.
(b) To take a bath.
(c) To the kitchen.
(d) To the closet.

4. On what floor is the apartment Luzhin's in-laws have rented for the newlyweds?
(a) The fourth.
(b) The fifth.
(c) The second.
(d) The third.

5. What year does Luzhin's father begin to write a novel whose main character is a chess-playing boy like his son?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1938.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Luzhin suggests teaching his son chess, where in the country house do they find a chess set?

3. When Luzhin asks the doctor who he is, what is the psychiatrist's reply?

4. What habit of Luzhin's particularly annoys his future wife's mother?

5. What does Luzhin eventually win in the raffle at the ball?

(see the answer key)

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