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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Luzhin's fiancee eating when her parents tackle her about giving up Luzhin at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Waffles.
(b) Steak and gravy.
(c) Hot cereal.
(d) Potatoes.

2. Where does Luzhin's fiancee's father want her to go away to with her mother, to forget about Luzhin?
(a) Greece.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Italy.

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

4. What flowers are depicted on Mrs. Luzhin's mother's shawl, which she wears in her cold apartment?
(a) Poppies.
(b) Roses.
(c) Chrysanthemums.
(d) Peonies.

5. What room does Luzhin lock himself into?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The study.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The dining room.

6. What color does Luzhin choose for his suit?
(a) Dark blue.
(b) Dark Brown.
(c) Dark gray.
(d) Tan.

7. What author does Luzhin's fiancee tell her mother that Luzhin has never read?
(a) Thomas Carlyle.
(b) George Eliot.
(c) Tolstoy.
(d) Pushkin.

8. What does Mrs. Luzhin criticize about her body, as she examines herself in the mirror on her wedding night?
(a) Her legs.
(b) Her belly.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her hips.

9. What is the house number of Luzhin's father's former house?
(a) Thirty-one D.
(b) Thirty-three C.
(c) Thirty-seven B.
(d) Thirty-five A.

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

11. Who do the drunk men find waiting up by a lighted window at Luzhin's fiancee's parents' house?
(a) Luzhin's future father-in-law.
(b) Luzhin's future mother-in-law.
(c) A servant.
(d) Luzhin's fiancee.

12. What does Mrs. Luzhin feel when she reads to her husband?
(a) Joy.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Nervousness.
(d) Anger.

13. What does Luzhin do in his mind while his wife reads to him?
(a) Relive childhood memories.
(b) Imagine traveling to new lands.
(c) Solve chess problems.
(d) Retreat to a formless, dark place.

14. What does Valentinov do in the car, as he drives Luzhin to his club?
(a) He tells Luzhin stories about the movie industry.
(b) He reads.
(c) He alternately laughs and coughs.
(d) He yells at another man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Valentinov tell Mrs. Luzhin to whisper in her husband's ear?

2. What subject does Luzhin prefer for his artistic efforts?

3. When was the last time Luzhin had been in church before his wedding?

4. What is Luzhin given by the coat room when he turns in his jacket at the ball?

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

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