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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What procedure does Pnin have in Chapter 2?
(a) He has hair plugs put in.
(b) He has all his teeth pulled and replaced with dentures.
(c) He has a hearing aid inserted in his ear.
(d) He has surgery on his heart.

2. What is Laurence Clements, a fellow professor of Pnin's, most popular course at college?
(a) Analyzing gestures.
(b) Studying body language.
(c) Studying facial expressions.
(d) Analyzing handwriting.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, to what town is Pnin headed?
(a) Cremona.
(b) Canton.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Concord.

4. Why was Pnin made to sit in his bed for weeks with nothing to do when he was a child?
(a) He hurt his head.
(b) He hurt his back.
(c) His parents and doctors were concerned about his heart.
(d) His parents and doctors were concerned about his lungs.

5. In Chapter 2, Pnin comes downstairs to complain about some annoyances. What does he see a fellow professor doing at the party?
(a) Stealing silverware.
(b) Impersonating him.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Kissing Mrs. Clements.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Victor smell and hear at his school?

2. How are both of Victor's parents described in Chapter 4 as being?

3. What abstract field does Pnin have no interest of getting into teaching?

4. What does the librarian tell Pnin in Chapter 3 that he refuses to take any responsibility for?

5. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?

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