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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. At the beginning of the novel, what does the main character associate the name "Luzhin" with?
(a) His mother.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Himself.
(d) His father.

2. What does Luzhin drop that his future wife picks up and returns to him?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A pocket watch.
(c) A ring.
(d) A wallet.

3. How does Luzhin usually travel to school?
(a) On foot.
(b) With his father.
(c) In a cab.
(d) On a horse.

4. Where do the people at the chess tournament tell Luzhin to go?
(a) Out of Berlin.
(b) Back to Russia.
(c) Home.
(d) To his hotel.

5. Who interrupts Luzhin's first chess lesson?
(a) His tutor.
(b) His father.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose chess set does Luzhin get interested in?

2. During the beginning of the chess game with Turati, who seems to be winning?

3. When does Luzhin's father return after going into town during the summer?

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

5. Who interrupts the chess game?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Luzhin watches the chess game between his classmates, what move excites him?

2. What happens when Luzhin is found hiding in his family's house at the end of Chapter 1?

3. What does Luzhin resent while he is working on a puzzle?

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

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

6. The morning after the party, what are relations like between Luzhin's father, his aunt, and his mother?

7. What is on Luzhin's father's mind during his first chess games with his son?

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

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

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

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