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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are most of the men attending the party in Chapter 5?
(a) Well into their sixties or older.
(b) Around thirty.
(c) About mid-forties.
(d) Most in their fifties.

2. What war is America in the midst of in Chapter 6?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) None of the answers is correct
(c) The Cold War.
(d) World War II.

3. How would Pnin's English be described?
(a) Okay.
(b) Very poor.
(c) Greatly improved.
(d) Perfectly fluent.

4. At the party in Chapter 5, what is the name of the host's wife?
(a) Tammy Fallon.
(b) Sarah Martin.
(c) Susan Marshall.
(d) Patty Lawrence.

5. One day, in Chapter 3, Pnin finds the house completely to himself. Where have the Clementses gone?
(a) To visit Laurence's father.
(b) To visit their daughter Isabel.
(c) To visit their son Jacob.
(d) To visit Joan's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Liza decide to send Victor to a particular school in Chapter 4?

2. What doesn't Victor like the gift that Pnin gives him during dinner?

3. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?

4. Why was Pnin made to sit in his bed for weeks with nothing to do when he was a child?

5. What does Victor show a lot of talent in, which for some reason worries his parents?

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