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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Victor go to visit Pnin in Chapter 4?
(a) Over the Christmas holiday.
(b) His school break.
(c) He fakes sick and then sneaks off.
(d) He cuts class.

2. In Chapter 3, how does Pnin feel about having to bring the book back to the library?
(a) Frustrated.
(b) Fine.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

3. Who helps Pnin to salvage his trip in Chapter 1?
(a) The flight attendant.
(b) A truck driver.
(c) The train conductor.
(d) The boat captain.

4. In what year did Pnin leave his home country?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1916.

5. Why did Liza decide to send Victor to a particular school in Chapter 4?
(a) She thought it was a nice compromise of art and science and had an easy going atmosphere.
(b) She thought it was a nice compromise of history and the atmosphere of the Lutheran Church.
(c) She thought it was a nice compromise between modern psychology and the atmosphere of the Greek Catholic Church.
(d) She thought it was a nice compromise of science and the atmosphere of the Roman Catholic Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Victor in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 4, who does Pnin now rent a house from?

3. Why does the staff at Victor's school keep his art teacher around?

4. What does Pnin use in Chapter 1 that is five years old and, therefore, obsolete?

5. Like many people from his home country, with what does Pnin have a fascination?

(see the answer key)

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