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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the professor, who Pnin decides to track down in Chapter 3, teach at the college?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Biology.
(c) Fine Arts.
(d) Chemistry.

2. How soon after Mrs. Clements tells Pnin he can stay at their house does Pnin arrive?
(a) Ten minutes later.
(b) A day later.
(c) Two hours later.
(d) A half hour later.

3. What brings Pnin to tears at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A documentary about life in Russia.
(b) A documentary about life in Germany.
(c) A letter from Liza.
(d) A paper that one of his students wrote.

4. What does Pnin usually find wrong in the places that he lives?
(a) Too much noise.
(b) Too expensive.
(c) Not close enough to the college.
(d) Too small.

5. Who is sitting near Pnin while he is traveling in Chapter 1?
(a) A young couple.
(b) A priest, and two businessmen.
(c) His brother and nephew.
(d) A soldier, and two mothers with their children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pnin's first name?

2. What does Pnin ask the librarian in Chapter 3?

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

4. What does Pnin miss while getting something to eat in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 4, who has Liza left Dr. Wind for and is preparing to marry?

(see the answer key)

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