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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it about Victor that troubles his parents?
(a) He is always angry and they don't know why.
(b) He never talks and is very distant.
(c) He is peculiar; he is an exceptionally easy child.
(d) He gets into trouble a lot at school.

2. In Chapter 6, where has Pnin's friend, who heads the department his job is attached to, accepted a new post at?
(a) Seaboard University.
(b) Waindell College.
(c) Samson University.
(d) Warsaw University.

3. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?
(a) Janis.
(b) Jane.
(c) Joan.
(d) Judith.

4. At the end of Chapter 6, what is Pnin worried that he broke while cleaning up after the housewarming party?
(a) His mother's priceless china.
(b) A beautiful bowl that Victor sent him.
(c) A vase from his marriage to Liza.
(d) A goblet.

5. Why does the staff at Victor's school keep his art teacher around?
(a) Because he has tenure and cannot be fired.
(b) Because he's an excellent teacher.
(c) Because there is something trendy about having a "distinguished freak" around.
(d) Because he is the son of the dean.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Pnin comes downstairs to complain about some annoyances. What does he see a fellow professor doing at the party?

2. In Chapter 6, why there are only a few people at the housewarming party?

3. What is the name of the school that Victor attends?

4. After showing his students a film, what does Pnin's student, Betty Bliss, remark that he looks like from the film?

5. Who helps Pnin to adapt his room at the Clementses' house to his own utility and personality?

(see the answer key)

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