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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Luzhin's fiancee's father ask Luzhin?
(a) Whether he can really make a living playing chess.
(b) Whether chess isn't a rather childish game.
(c) Whether he plays other games besides chess.
(d) Whether there's a move in chess that always lets you win.

2. What is Luzhin doing when he notices two other students taking out a chess set?
(a) Sharpening pencils.
(b) Carving a piece of wood.
(c) Drawing on his desk.
(d) Reading a book.

3. Where do the people at the chess tournament tell Luzhin to go?
(a) Out of Berlin.
(b) Home.
(c) To his hotel.
(d) Back to Russia.

4. When does Luzhin's father return after going into town during the summer?
(a) Late, at midnight.
(b) Early, at 5:00.
(c) Late, at 10:00.
(d) On time, at 7:00.

5. What does Luzhin do with the chess set he has been carrying with him, after he is able to play openly with his father?
(a) He hides it in his bed.
(b) He gives it away.
(c) He sells it.
(d) He buries it.

6. Who does Luzhin's father invite to Luzhin's birthday?
(a) A neighbor girl.
(b) Luzhin's cousins, aunts, and uncles.
(c) Only his own friends.
(d) A few of Luzhin's classmates.

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

8. How does the woman Luzhin meets in Germany (his future wife) think of his father?
(a) She thinks he must have been naive, slow, and uncomprehending toward Luzhin.
(b) She thinks he must have been kind, earnest, and fond of Luzhin.
(c) She thinks he must have been selfish, ignorant, and jealous of Luzhin.
(d) She thinks he must have been sad, angry, and bitter toward Luzhin.

9. What city does the family live in?
(a) Stalingrad.
(b) Novosibirsk.
(c) Moscow.
(d) St. Petersberg.

10. Where does Luzhin find the magazines where he studies chess problems?
(a) His teacher's desk.
(b) His father's office.
(c) The library.
(d) His grandfather's former study.

11. What excuse does Luzhin give the first day he skips school?
(a) That he was sick.
(b) That he twisted his ankle.
(c) That his grandmother died.
(d) Family circumstances.

12. What is Luzhin's problem in school?
(a) Math.
(b) Understanding lessons.
(c) Social interaction.
(d) Playing too much.

13. How does Luzhin's first wife's mother find out Luzhin wants to marry her daughter?
(a) The mother overhears Luzhin and the daughter talking.
(b) The mother is told by a stranger at the hotel.
(c) Luzhin asks the mother for her daughter's hand.
(d) The daughter tells her mother.

14. How long is Luzhin sick after running away?
(a) A week.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A day.

15. What happens when Luzhin goes to visit his father's grave after his death?
(a) Luzhin cries over his father's gravestone.
(b) Luzhin places flowers on the gravestone and feels bitter anger.
(c) Luzhin can't garner emotion for his father's death, but lays flowers on the gravestone.
(d) Luzhin can't find the gravestone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Luzhin's future wife make him think of, when he first meets him?

2. How long does Luzhin stay at his aunt's?

3. What injury does Luzhin's mother incur, one July day?

4. How are Luzhin's grades at school?

5. What business does Valentinov go into after leaving Luzhin?

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