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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Clements seem to feel about what Pnin puts in her washing machine?
(a) Very annoyed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Stressed.
(d) Amused.

2. How would Pnin's laugh be described?
(a) Screeching.
(b) Obnoxious.
(c) Infectious.
(d) Annoying.

3. What does Pnin not realize while he is traveling in Chapter 1?
(a) That he is not on the right boat.
(b) That he is not on the right plane.
(c) That he is not on the right train.
(d) That his car is not headed in the right direction.

4. Before leaving the library in Chapter 3, what word does Pnin look up in the dictionary for its proper pronunciation?
(a) Involved.
(b) Interested.
(c) Attracted.
(d) Concerned.

5. What is the title of the book that Pnin is asked to bring back to the library in Chapter 3?
(a) The Soviet Gold Fund of Literature, Volume 18.
(b) The Russian Revolution, Volume 2.
(c) The Encyclopedia Britannica, Volume 18.
(d) The Switzerland Gold Rush, Volume 16.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, whom does Mrs. Clements invite Pnin to meet which he declines?

3. Who stayed in the room before Pnin at the Clementses' house?

4. Why was Pnin's office recently relocated?

5. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?

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