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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what is the narrator given permission to do at the college?
(a) Fire anyone he wants.
(b) Hire on whomever he wants as an assistant.
(c) Kick students out of his class for misbehavior.
(d) Teach anything he would like.

2. What happened right before Pnin left his home country?
(a) His girlfriend died.
(b) His wife died.
(c) His parents died.
(d) His sister died.

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

4. What does Laurence learn from Pnin, in Chapter 2, that helps to change how he feels about him?
(a) Russian gestures.
(b) Polish gestures.
(c) Swedish body language.
(d) French facial expressions.

5. Mrs. Clements was in the same city as Pnin in 1919, what was she doing there?
(a) Teaching at a university.
(b) Studying at a university.
(c) Working as a waitress.
(d) Living with her grandparents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pnin feel about Betty Bliss?

2. In Chapter 5, what is the actual name that the host of the party goes by?

3. What is Pnin's first name?

4. What does Pnin use in Chapter 1 that is five years old and, therefore, obsolete?

5. At Pnin's housewarming party, what guest tells him she has become engaged?

(see the answer key)

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