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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Luzhin wear on her wedding night?
(a) A pink silk robe.
(b) Her husband's shirt.
(c) Pajamas.
(d) A white negligee.

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

3. 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.

4. What item does Luzhin find in the lining of his pocket?
(a) A wooden pawn.
(b) A ring.
(c) A chess board.
(d) A notebook.

5. What children does Mrs. Luzhin's visitor have?
(a) Two little girls.
(b) A little boy.
(c) A little girl.
(d) A little boy and a little girl.

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

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

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

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

10. How does Mrs. Luzhin feel when her visitor finally leaves Berlin?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Angry.
(c) Worried.
(d) Sad.

11. What is the Luzhins' maid particularly bat at?
(a) Baking bread.
(b) Taking phone calls.
(c) Dusting.
(d) Making the beds.

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

13. Who is Petrishchev, the man Luzhin winds up talking to at the ball?
(a) A Canadian store owner who knew Mrs. Luzhin as a girl.
(b) A Brazilian plantation worker who was Luzhin's former classmate.
(c) A Parisian banker who was Luzhin's former chess opponent.
(d) An Egyptian hotel clerk who has Luzhin's aunt's godchild.

14. What kinds of articles does Mrs. Luzhin have her husband read to her?
(a) Scientific or mathematical articles.
(b) Humorous or heartfelt articles.
(c) Political analysis articles.
(d) Business or financial articles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Luzhin and his wife enter the ball?

2. What is the house number of Luzhin's father's former house?

3. Where does Mrs. Luzhin take her husband that he's never been before?

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

5. Where does Luzhin disappear to at the ball?

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