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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Luzhin's father-in-law doing when Luzhin visits him at his office?
(a) Dictating.
(b) Meeting with a colleague.
(c) Taking a nap.
(d) Reading some papers.

3. Why does Mrs. Luzhin avoid mentioning large cities when talking of traveling?
(a) She doesn't want to go places Luzhin has been without her.
(b) She thinks a large city will be too stressful for Luzhin.
(c) She doesn't want to mention anywhere they can't afford.
(d) She doesn't want to remind Luzhin of chess tournaments.

4. What do Luzhin and his father go to gather under the fir trees?
(a) Wild mint leaves.
(b) Wild red roses.
(c) Red bolete mushrooms.
(d) White daisies.

5. What do the doctor and Luzhin's fiancee call his years of playing chess?
(a) Gray years.
(b) Mindful years.
(c) Dead years.
(d) Lost years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Luzhin feel about the phonograph?

2. What city does the family live in?

3. 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?

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

5. What is Luzhin's problem in school?

(see the answer key)

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