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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sketches Luzhin and Turati at the chess tournament in Berlin?
(a) A local portrait painter.
(b) A famous sculpter.
(c) Luzhin's fiancee.
(d) A newspaper sketch artist.

2. When Luzhin's father goes to write a book about a boy like his son, what is the first scene that occurs to him?
(a) A boy playing a simultaneous chess match.
(b) A boy winning an adult chess tournament.
(c) A boy hiding in his room, reading chess magazines.
(d) A boy beating his father at their first game of chess.

3. When Luzhin runs away from home, what does he learn from his aunt?
(a) That she has been having an affair with Luzhin's father.
(b) That his former chess partner has died.
(c) That she is marrying his former chess partner.
(d) That his former chess partner has left the country.

4. What does Luzhin's future wife hear that he does in his room late at night?
(a) Write his memoirs.
(b) Create and write down chess puzzles.
(c) Sit in front of an empty chess board.
(d) Play a famous chess game over and over with a chess set.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Luzhin give for slipping off on his own?

2. What item does Luzhin find in the lining of his pocket?

3. What does Luzhin like most at his birthday party?

4. What artistic medium does Luzhin prefer?

5. What does Luzhin's future father-in-law talk to him about privately before his wedding?

(see the answer key)

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