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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What professor does Pnin decide to track down in Chapter 3?
(a) Eric Wind.
(b) Marcus Karras.
(c) Laurence Clements.
(d) Oleg Komarov.

2. IIn Chapter 3, where have the Clementses gone to visit someone?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Nevada.
(c) New York.
(d) An anonymous "Western state."

3. Why was Pnin made to sit in his bed for weeks with nothing to do when he was a child?
(a) His parents and doctors were concerned about his heart.
(b) He hurt his head.
(c) He hurt his back.
(d) His parents and doctors were concerned about his lungs.

4. In Chapter 5, what do Pnin and the person he runs into before going on a swim talk about?
(a) The good times they had living together.
(b) The time they went out years ago.
(c) The annoyances of life as a teacher.
(d) How good the food is.

5. After showing his students a film, what does Pnin's student, Betty Bliss, remark that he looks like from the film?
(a) Hitler.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Moses.

Short Answer Questions

1. For many years, what language have students not been particularly interested in learning?

2. What brings Pnin to tears at the end of Chapter 3?

3. At the party in Chapter 5, who is the other man, beside Pnin, that is also considered a youngster?

4. What does Pnin begin reading in his favorite spot after he talks to the librarian?

5. What is it about Victor that troubles his parents?

(see the answer key)

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