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

2. What kind of puzzles does Luzhin enjoy doing?
(a) Cryptograms.
(b) Crossword puzzles.
(c) Jumbles.
(d) Jigsaw puzzles.

3. What does Luzhin's mother always have beside her, after she injures herself?
(a) A bowl of chocolates.
(b) A bowl of strawberries.
(c) A bowl of hard candies.
(d) A bowl of caramels.

4. How are Luzhin's grades at school?
(a) Luzhin is given incompletes for not finishing his work.
(b) Low.
(c) High.
(d) Perfect.

5. How does Luzhin hurt himself during the chess game with Turati?
(a) He bangs his head against the wall.
(b) He slams his cane down on his hand.
(c) He kicks his foot against the table leg.
(d) He lights a match and then forgets about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Luzhin goes to visit his father's grave after his death?

2. On the first game that Luzhin's opponent doesn't beat him, what is the result?

3. Who sketches Luzhin and Turati at the chess tournament in Berlin?

4. What is Luzhin's father's profession?

5. What nickname do the other boys call Luzhin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What problem does Luzhin have getting to his game with his final rival?

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

4. How does Luzhin react to being caught cutting school?

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

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

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

8. Why does Luzhin's mother leave her husband and son to return to Russia, and how does Luzhin's father react?

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

10. How does Luzhin senior's wife react when he has to go to town for the day?

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