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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Pnin do with his extra time since he doesn't have as many classes to teach?
(a) Eat.
(b) Independent research.
(c) Chat with other professors.
(d) Sleep.

2. 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) French facial expressions.
(d) Swedish body language.

3. When does Victor learn of Pnin's existence?
(a) He found his mom and Pnin's wedding picture the year before.
(b) When he is a little boy.
(c) He found a letter that Pnin had written his mother two years before.
(d) Not until his parent's marriage has dissolved.

4. How is Victor's art teacher described in Chapter 4?
(a) Mean.
(b) Annoying.
(c) Conventional.
(d) Unconventional.

5. What war is America in the midst of in Chapter 6?
(a) World War II.
(b) None of the answers is correct
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) The Cold War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Laurence want Pnin to stay in his house?

2. How does the fall semester at Pnin's college begin?

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

4. In Chapter 6, who will replace Pnin's friend as department head?

5. At the end of Chapter 6, what does Pnin drop onto a pile of dishes?

(see the answer key)

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