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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Three days before Luzhin's departure, when he is walking with his future wife and her mother, what does the mother ask her daughter to run back and get for her?
(a) Something to read.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A shawl.
(d) A glass of water.

2. What question does Luzhin's fiancee's father ask Luzhin?
(a) Whether he can really make a living playing chess.
(b) Whether he plays other games besides chess.
(c) Whether there's a move in chess that always lets you win.
(d) Whether chess isn't a rather childish game.

3. How long does Luzhin stay at his aunt's?
(a) Three hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Two hours.

4. Who begins to teach Luzhin chess?
(a) His tutor.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

5. During the beginning of the chess game with Turati, who seems to be winning?
(a) No one seems to be winning.
(b) Turati seems to be winning.
(c) Both think the other is winning.
(d) Luzhin seems to be winning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Luzhin usually travel to school?

2. Luzhin spectacularly wins a chess game in Berlin after sacrificing what three pieces in a row?

3. When Luzhin runs away from home, what does he learn from his aunt?

4. What painting does Luzhin take note of in his fiancee's parents' home?

5. How does Luzhin treat the guests at his birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Luzhin's father feel when he finally hears that his son is a prodigy?

2. How does Luzhin respond to his fiancee's parents' home?

3. Who does Luzhin nearly run into on the first day he skips school?

4. Describe Luzhin's future wife when he meets her in Germany.

5. What ability does Luzhin compare his ability to read chess notation with?

6. How doe Luzhin's fiancee seem like a dream to him?

7. How does Luzhin's future wife feel about introducing him to her family?

8. What does Luzhin ask his fiancee to do, on the second day she comes to his Berlin chess tournament?

9. Why does Luzhin hide during his father's party?

10. How does Luzhin behave on walks with his future wife and her mother?

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