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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What fruit does Luzhin buy on his walk with his wife?
(a) Pears.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Apples.
(d) Oranges.

4. What is Luzhin given by the coat room when he turns in his jacket at the ball?
(a) A paper ticket.
(b) A plastic card.
(c) A cloth marker.
(d) A metal number.

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

6. Who meets Luzhin and his new wife when they arrive home after their reception?
(a) No one.
(b) Luzhin's new in-laws.
(c) Close friends of Mrs. Luzhin.
(d) Their new servant.

7. When Mrs. Luzhin comes to bed on her wedding night, where is her husband?
(a) On the sofa.
(b) Asleep.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) Taking a walk.

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

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

10. Why doesn't Luzhin hide his chess set?
(a) He gets distracted by his drawing and forgets about it.
(b) He can't find a place for it.
(c) He loses it before he can hide it.
(d) He decides it's best to keep it in the open.

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

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Luzhin avoid mentioning large cities when talking of traveling?

2. Who is more drunk, Kurt or Gunther?

3. Where is the first place Mrs. Luzhin suggests they travel?

4. What year is the desk calendar that Luzhin's fiancee finds in his room?

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

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