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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Luzhin's mother always have beside her, after she injures herself?
(a) A bowl of strawberries.
(b) A bowl of chocolates.
(c) A bowl of hard candies.
(d) A bowl of caramels.

3. What painting does Luzhin take note of in his fiancee's parents' home?
(a) A painting of a horse and carriage in winter.
(b) A painting of two dogs on a sofa.
(c) A painting of the buildings of Moscow.
(d) A painting of a Russian girl eating an apple.

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

5. Who interrupts the chess game?
(a) The janitor.
(b) A new student.
(c) The class bully.
(d) The substitute teacher.

6. How is Luzhin greeted when he arrives at his aunt's house?
(a) His aunt slams the door in his face.
(b) Her maid tells him his aunt is out and slams the door.
(c) His aunt is outside the house and greets him happily.
(d) Her maid tells him his aunt is still asleep and to wait.

7. What business does Valentinov go into after leaving Luzhin?
(a) The theater.
(b) The music business.
(c) The art business.
(d) The movie business.

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

9. What does Luzhin's future wife's mother say she represents?
(a) The otherworldly and the spiritual.
(b) The intelligencia and avante-garde literary world.
(c) The bohemian creative streak of their family.
(d) The unromantic, logical, scientific world of the new era.

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

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

12. Who interrupts Luzhin's first chess lesson?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His tutor.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

13. 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?
(a) Take a bath.
(b) Leave Berlin.
(c) Quit playing chess.
(d) Win the tournament.

14. How old is young Luzhin at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

15. What kind of puzzles does Luzhin enjoy doing?
(a) Cryptograms.
(b) Jumbles.
(c) Jigsaw puzzles.
(d) Crossword puzzles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Luzhin when he returns to the German resort where he went to with his father when recovering from his illness?

2. What did Luzhin place in the German chess tournament in his youth?

3. How does Luzhin treat the guests at his birthday?

4. What anniversary of Luzhin's grandfather's death is it at the beginning of Chapter 3?

5. During their walk the morning after the party, what does Luzhin's father suggest he take up?

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