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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Pnin usually stay at the places he rents?
(a) No longer than a semester.
(b) Half a semester.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

2. How does Mrs. Clements seem to feel about what Pnin puts in her washing machine?
(a) Very annoyed.
(b) Stressed.
(c) Amused.
(d) Angry.

3. How does the man who runs Victor's school treat the children?
(a) Happily.
(b) Gently.
(c) Sternly.
(d) With minimal tolerance.

4. What brings Pnin to tears at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A letter from Liza.
(b) A paper that one of his students wrote.
(c) A documentary about life in Russia.
(d) A documentary about life in Germany.

5. In Chapter 4, who does Pnin now rent a house from?
(a) The Sheppard brothers.
(b) The Lawerence brothers.
(c) The Crawford brothers.
(d) The Clements brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did Pnin leave right before coming to America?

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

3. Who stayed in the room before Pnin at the Clementses' house?

4. Whom does Mrs. Clements tell she is looking to rent out her room?

5. Where did Pnin meet his wife Liza?

(see the answer key)

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