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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pnin and Victor had already been corresponding, what does Victor think of Pnin from his letters?
(a) He is odd.
(b) He is amazing.
(c) He is an impressive man.
(d) He is hilarious.

2. How old was Pnin when he left his home country?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 25.

3. By what means is Pnin traveling at the beginning of the book?
(a) Airplane.
(b) Train.
(c) Car.
(d) Boat.

4. What does Pnin usually find wrong in the places that he lives?
(a) Too small.
(b) Too much noise.
(c) Not close enough to the college.
(d) Too expensive.

5. While on his way to the town in Chapter 1, what is Pnin horrified about the possibility of losing?
(a) His satchel.
(b) His book bag.
(c) His brief case.
(d) His suitcase.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why do the host of the party and his wife have no children?

2. Where were Pnin and his wife Liza staying when she met Dr. Wind, the man she ends up leaving Pnin for?

3. In Chapter 7, what is the narrator given permission to do at the college?

4. Mrs. Clements was in the same city as Pnin in 1919, what was she doing there?

5. As a teacher, how would Pnin be described?

(see the answer key)

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