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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Luzhin place in the German chess tournament in his youth?
(a) Second.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

2. After his wife's old friend from Russia visits, how does Luzhin begin seeing his life?
(a) As a game of chess.
(b) As a battle.
(c) As a machine made of cogs.
(d) As a book written by his father.

3. During their walk the morning after the party, what does Luzhin's father suggest he take up?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Chess.
(d) Music.

4. What does Luzhin remember about his French governess?
(a) He remembers her sitting in the kitchen, laughing with the cook.
(b) He remembers her cracking him over the knuckles with a ruler.
(c) He remembers her stealing cloth from his mother's sewing room.
(d) He remembers her riding the elevator instead of taking the stairs.

5. What habit of Luzhin's particularly annoys his future wife's mother?
(a) He talks about himself in the third person.
(b) He talks into his hat.
(c) He sits with his back to her.
(d) He looks at her shoes when he talks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Luzhin hide his chess set?

2. What does Luzhin's future wife's mother say she represents?

3. At the beginning of the novel, what does the main character associate the name "Luzhin" with?

4. How does Luzhin think fellow students feel about him?

5. What present does Luzhin's fiancee bring to him at his hotel room?

(see the answer key)

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