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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After failing to hide the chess set, what does Luzhin decide to do with it?
(a) Get rid of it.
(b) Put it in the kitchen cupboard.
(c) Keep it on the bedroom floor.
(d) Display it in the study.

2. Why does Mrs. Luzhin avoid mentioning large cities when talking of traveling?
(a) She thinks a large city will be too stressful for Luzhin.
(b) She doesn't want to mention anywhere they can't afford.
(c) She doesn't want to go places Luzhin has been without her.
(d) She doesn't want to remind Luzhin of chess tournaments.

3. What does Valentinov tell Mrs. Luzhin to whisper in her husband's ear?
(a) Remember our little game?
(b) Valentinov's come for you again.
(c) Valentinov's expecting you.
(d) It's not too late.

4. What is Luzhin's father-in-law doing when Luzhin visits him at his office?
(a) Reading some papers.
(b) Taking a nap.
(c) Meeting with a colleague.
(d) Dictating.

5. What possession of Luzhin's does his fiancee retrieve from the tournament hall?
(a) His hat.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His cloak.
(d) His cane.

6. What are townspeople doing in the area where there are tennis courts in the summer, at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Having a snowball fight.
(b) Playing hockey.
(c) Holding a concert.
(d) Ice skating.

7. What does Mrs. Luzhin show her husband, in a painting of the Last Supper?
(a) Trees in the background.
(b) Flowers in one of the apostle's hands.
(c) Dogs under the table.
(d) The symmetry of the walls.

8. On what floor is the apartment Luzhin's in-laws have rented for the newlyweds?
(a) The fourth.
(b) The fifth.
(c) The second.
(d) The third.

9. Who does Kurt think Luzhin is at first?
(a) Koehler.
(b) Eichmann.
(c) Gunther.
(d) Pulvermacher.

10. When Luzhin dreams about Turati before his wedding, what is Turati doing in the dream?
(a) Playing chess.
(b) Playing the piano.
(c) Picking mushrooms.
(d) Eating soup.

11. What is Luzhin's future mother-in-law's prime objection to her daughter marrying Luzhin?
(a) She is afraid Luzhin is mentally unstable.
(b) She thinks her daughter doesn't love him.
(c) She thinks Luzhin is uncouth.
(d) She thinks Luzhin is from a bad family.

12. When Luzhin asks the doctor who he is, what is the psychiatrist's reply?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A well-wisher.
(c) A psychiatrist.
(d) A friend.

13. Where does Mrs. Luzhin take her husband that he's never been before?
(a) To a play.
(b) On a boat.
(c) In an airplane.
(d) The movies.

14. Where does Mrs. Luzhin want her husband to visit?
(a) His father's old office.
(b) His father's grave.
(c) His father's old house.
(d) A friend of his father's.

15. What does everyone mistake Luzhin's drawing of oranges for?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Apples.
(d) Grapefruits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luzhin remember about his French governess?

2. How does Luzhin feel about the phonograph?

3. What author does Luzhin's fiancee tell her mother that Luzhin has never read?

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

5. When Mrs. Luzhin's intellectual guests gather at the tea table, what is the immediate response?

(see the answer keys)

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