2. Why is Luzhin afraid of at school?
(a) That he will not be able to pass his classes.
(b) That others will find out his chess ability and make fun of him.
(c) That bullies will beat him up.
(d) That someone else will be better than him at chess.

3. How does Luzhin think fellow students feel about him?
(a) He thinks they admire him.
(b) He thinks they pity him.
(c) He thinks they hate him.
(d) He thinks they're jealous of him.

4. Where is Luzhin's father when the idea for a novel about a boy like his son hits him?
(a) At a restaurant, waiting for a meeting that never happens.
(b) At a train station, waiting for his son, who doesn't show up.
(c) At a park, passing the time before his train is due to leave.
(d) At a bar, waiting for a date who doesn't show up.

5. How are Luzhin's grades at school?
(a) Luzhin is given incompletes for not finishing his work.
(b) Perfect.
(c) High.
(d) Low.

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

7. 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) 1938.
(d) 1948.

8. How does Luzhin's future wife perceive him when she first meets him?
(a) As an uncouth, unworthy slob.
(b) As a bitter, unkind old man.
(c) As an eccentric artist.
(d) As a sad, suffering romantic.

9. What does Luzhin like most at his birthday party?
(a) The magician.
(b) The cake.
(c) The presents.
(d) The guests.

10. 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 beating his father at their first game of chess.
(d) A boy hiding in his room, reading chess magazines.

11. Three days before Luzhin's departure, when he is walking with his future wife and her mother, what does the mother ask her daughter to run back and get for her?
(a) A shawl.
(b) Something to read.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A glass of water.

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

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

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

15. When Luzhin meets his future wife's mother, what is the mother's opinion of him?
(a) That he is delightful.
(b) That he is too good for her daughter.
(c) That he is a boor.
(d) That he is a too-slick con artist.