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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. What does Luzhin's future wife's mother say she represents?
(a) The otherworldly and the spiritual.
(b) The intelligencia and avante-garde literary world.
(c) The bohemian creative streak of their family.
(d) The unromantic, logical, scientific world of the new era.

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

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

4. What nickname do the other boys call Luzhin?
(a) Lucky.
(b) Morris.
(c) Tony.
(d) Clutz.

5. When does Luzhin's father return after going into town during the summer?
(a) Early, at 5:00.
(b) Late, at 10:00.
(c) Late, at midnight.
(d) On time, at 7:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Luzhin comes back to his family's house, where in the house does he hide?

2. What business does Valentinov go into after leaving Luzhin?

3. Where does Luzhin sit during recess?

4. What did Luzhin do the previous Christmas with the chocolates meant for his aunt?

5. What did Luzhin place in the German chess tournament in his youth?

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

4. Why does Luzhin's father decide that the boy he wants to write about, based on his son, will die young?

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

6. What authors does Luzhin like to read?

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

8. How does Valentinov view Luzhin?

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

10. How does Luzhin feel about his aunt?

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