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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened right before Pnin left his home country?
(a) His sister died.
(b) His wife died.
(c) His girlfriend died.
(d) His parents died.

2. What does Pnin miss while getting something to eat in Chapter 1?
(a) His bus.
(b) His connecting train.
(c) His taxi.
(d) His connecting flight.

3. What doesn't Victor like the gift that Pnin gives him during dinner?
(a) He already has a ball just like it.
(b) He hates that sport.
(c) He really wanted a different type of ball.
(d) He is more the intellectual type than athletic type.

4. What was Liza's profession when she met Pnin?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A waitress.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A writer and medical student.

5. How does Pnin feel about Betty Bliss?
(a) He has a crush on her.
(b) She makes him nervous.
(c) He dislikes her.
(d) She annoys him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Pnin when he left his home country?

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

3. What does the professor, who Pnin decides to track down in Chapter 3, teach at the college?

4. Who helps Pnin to salvage his trip in Chapter 1?

5. What does Laurence learn from Pnin, in Chapter 2, that helps to change how he feels about him?

(see the answer key)

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