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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 Pnin have because the man will not give him his bag back in Chapter 1?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A seizure.
(c) A nervous break down.
(d) A stroke.

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

3. How is Victor's art teacher described in Chapter 4?
(a) Mean.
(b) Unconventional.
(c) Conventional.
(d) Annoying.

4. What country did Pnin leave right before coming to America?
(a) Poland.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Switzerland.

5. Why can't Pnin get his bag back from the man in Chapter 1?
(a) The man wants to keep the bag for himself.
(b) The man does not understand Pnin's imperfect English.
(c) The man has dementia.
(d) The man does not like foreign people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it about Victor that troubles his parents?

2. How does Pnin feel about Betty Bliss?

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

4. What procedure does Pnin have in Chapter 2?

5. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?

(see the answer key)

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