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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the first place Mrs. Luzhin suggests they travel?
(a) To America.
(b) To the French Riviera.
(c) To Venice, Italy.
(d) To the Carribean.

3. Why do Luzhin's in-laws spend time visiting at the Luzhin's house?
(a) It has central heating.
(b) It has a new refrigerator.
(c) It has a working stove.
(d) It has running water.

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

5. What fault does Luzhin's fiancee find with the material Luzhin selects?
(a) She finds it too dark.
(b) She finds its color will run.
(c) She finds it creases easily.
(d) She finds it too scratchy.

6. At the wedding reception, how much champagne does Luzhin drink?
(a) Six glasses.
(b) Two glasses.
(c) None.
(d) Four glasses.

7. What happened to the student that Mrs. Luzhkin's visitor used to be in love with?
(a) He fled Russia for the Middle East.
(b) He was killed in World War I.
(c) He was shot by communists.
(d) He was drowned in an accident.

8. Who is depicted atop the bookcase in the new apartment?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Milton.
(c) Tolstoy.
(d) Dante.

9. What else seems odd about Luzhin's old jacket, when Luzhin is trying it on?
(a) One sleeve is slightly longer than the other.
(b) There seems to be something in the pocket, but the pocket is empty.
(c) The color of the jacket seems different than Luzhin remembers.
(d) The jacket is longer in back than in front.

10. What does Mrs. Luzhin hope to interest her husband in?
(a) Politics.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Architecture.
(d) History.

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

12. What do the doctor and Luzhin's fiancee call his years of playing chess?
(a) Lost years.
(b) Dead years.
(c) Mindful years.
(d) Gray years.

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

14. What subject does Luzhin prefer for his artistic efforts?
(a) Geometric shapes.
(b) Animals.
(c) Furniture.
(d) Plants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Luzhin wear on her wedding night?

2. What book does Mrs. Luzhin read aloud to her husband?

3. What does Luzhin eventually win in the raffle at the ball?

4. Who is Petrishchev, the man Luzhin winds up talking to at the ball?

5. When does Luzhin feel a strange emptiness, as he prepares for his wedding?

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