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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Victor's art teacher described in Chapter 4?
(a) Mean.
(b) Conventional.
(c) Unconventional.
(d) Annoying.

2. As a teacher, how would Pnin be described?
(a) Confident.
(b) Humble.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Pompous.

3. In Chapter 5, whom is this type of gathering common among?
(a) French immigrants.
(b) Russian immigrants.
(c) German immigrants.
(d) Polish immigrants.

4. What does Pnin begin reading in his favorite spot after he talks to the librarian?
(a) A newsletter circulated by Russian immigrants.
(b) A newsletter circulated by Polish immigrants.
(c) A newsletter circulated by Swedish immigrants.
(d) A newsletter circulated by French immigrants.

5. Who runs the school that Victor attends?
(a) An Episcopalian clergyman.
(b) A man with a doctorate from Harvard.
(c) A Catholic priest.
(d) A renowned artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Pnin to salvage his trip in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 4, what is the nature of Victor and Pnin's conversation during dinner?

3. What is Laurence Clements, a fellow professor of Pnin's, most popular course at college?

4. How old was Pnin when he left his home country?

5. What was Liza's profession when she met Pnin?

(see the answer key)

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