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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, how many roommates does Pnin have in the house he is renting?
(a) Two.
(b) Zero.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

4. Where did Pnin meet his wife Liza?
(a) America.
(b) France.
(c) Paris.
(d) Russia.

5. By what means is Pnin traveling at the beginning of the book?
(a) Train.
(b) Boat.
(c) Car.
(d) Airplane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pnin use in Chapter 1 that is five years old and, therefore, obsolete?

2. In Chapter 3, which poet's poem does Pnin discuss concerning the uncertainty of death?

3. How serious is Pnin's condition?

4. What does Pnin have because the man will not give him his bag back in Chapter 1?

5. Who is sitting near Pnin while he is traveling in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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