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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, what does Pnin buy Victor in preparation for his visit?
(a) A volleyball and a novel by Jane Austen.
(b) A basketball and a novel by Mark Twain.
(c) A football and a novel by Jack London.
(d) A baseball and a novel by Ernest Hemmingway.

3. How does Mrs. Clements react to Laurence not wanting Pnin to stay in their house?
(a) She ignores him and lets Pnin stay.
(b) She yells at him and lets Pnin stay.
(c) She begs him to let Pnin stay.
(d) She says a prayer and Laurence eventually lets Pnin stay.

4. Victor is happy about the book that Pnin picked out for him. Whom does he mistake its author for?
(a) Jane Austen.
(b) Dostoevsky.
(c) Jack London.
(d) Ernest Hemmingway.

5. What happens to Pnin, while he is discussing the poem in Chapter 3, which causes the class to laugh?
(a) He leans on a chair and falls over when it snaps under his weight.
(b) He burps.
(c) He drops his glasses.
(d) He trips over a student's leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?

2. Why did Liza pretend that she wanted to be back with Pnin even though she was carrying Dr. Wind's child?

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

4. What is the name of the college where Pnin is a professor?

5. One day, in Chapter 3, Pnin finds the house completely to himself. Where have the Clementses gone?

(see the answer key)

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