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The Defense Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose telephone call does Luzhin eavesdrop on during the party?
(a) A waiter.
(b) An architect.
(c) An actor.
(d) A violinist.

2. Whose chess set does Luzhin get interested in?
(a) His father's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) A party guest's.
(d) His teacher's.

3. What anniversary of Luzhin's grandfather's death is it at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) The tenth.
(b) The first.
(c) The second.
(d) The fifth.

4. At Luzhin's school, what teacher is out with a cold?
(a) The geography teacher.
(b) The English teacher.
(c) The science teacher.
(d) The math teacher.

5. How does Luzhin treat the guests at his birthday?
(a) He is polite to them but secretly hates them.
(b) He is happy and talks to them constantly.
(c) He makes rude comments to them.
(d) He ignores them.

6. Where does Luzhin sit during recess?
(a) The swing.
(b) His desk.
(c) The woodpile.
(d) The bathroom.

7. 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 winning an adult chess tournament.
(b) A boy playing a simultaneous chess match.
(c) A boy hiding in his room, reading chess magazines.
(d) A boy beating his father at their first game of chess.

8. When Luzhin's family arrives in the city, where does Luzhin run off to?
(a) Nearby woods.
(b) The train station.
(c) A museum.
(d) A library.

9. 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) Her maid tells him his aunt is still asleep and to wait.
(d) His aunt is outside the house and greets him happily.

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

11. Where does Luzhin hide during the party?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The attic.
(c) A closet.
(d) His father's office.

12. 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 sad, angry, and bitter toward Luzhin.
(d) She thinks he must have been selfish, ignorant, and jealous of Luzhin.

13. 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.

14. What did Luzhin do the previous Christmas with the chocolates meant for his aunt?
(a) He kept the chocolates and gave her a different preset.
(b) He ate half and rearranged the rest to hide the missing ones.
(c) He carefully wrapped each chocolate and arranged them in the box for her.
(d) He put the chocolates in a new box to give to her.

15. What is Luzhin's response to his father, when his father comes to visit him at school?
(a) Luzhin is happy and wants his father to stay.
(b) Luzhin cries and yells at his father.
(c) Luzhin talks a mile a minute to his father.
(d) Luzhin shows little interest in his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Luzhin's championship game against Turati, how does Turati open the game?

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

3. What does Luzhin drop that his future wife picks up and returns to him?

4. How does Luzhin usually travel to school?

5. What does Luzhin do immediately after proposing to his future wife?

(see the answer keys)

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