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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Victor smell and hear at his school?
(a) Smells of peppermint gum, banging of rulers, and whistling of the students.
(b) Smells of incense, clanging of bells, and cries of children playing at recess.
(c) Smells of chalk, ringing of whistles, and cries of children wanting to go home.
(d) Smells of old shoes, snapping of fingers, and laughter of children.

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

3. What is the name of Pnin's friend who heads the department that Pnin's job is attached to?
(a) Professor Clements.
(b) Professor Hagen.
(c) Professor Chateau.
(d) Professor Kukolnikov.

4. Where did Pnin meet his wife Liza?
(a) France.
(b) America.
(c) Paris.
(d) Russia.

5. In Chapter 4, who has Liza left Dr. Wind for and is preparing to marry?
(a) A Frenchman.
(b) An Australian.
(c) A Russian.
(d) An Englishman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pnin take Victor after picking him up from the train station?

2. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?

3. After everyone leaves Pnin's housewarming, what does he immediately begin to do?

4. Pnin and Victor had already been corresponding, what does Victor think of Pnin from his letters?

5. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?

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