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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Victor show a lot of talent in, which for some reason worries his parents?
(a) Athletic talent.
(b) Artistic talent.
(c) Acting talent.
(d) Culinary talent.

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

3. After Pnin learns that one of his guests at his party is engaged, what does he wish?
(a) That he was still with Liza.
(b) That he might have once courted her.
(c) That he could be married too.
(d) That he will never have to be married again.

4. Victor is happy about the book that Pnin picked out for him. Whom does he mistake its author for?
(a) Jack London.
(b) Dostoevsky.
(c) Jane Austen.
(d) Ernest Hemmingway.

5. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?
(a) Jane.
(b) Judith.
(c) Janis.
(d) Joan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pnin recommend Laurence get, telling him he will not regret it?

2. What happens to Pnin, while he is discussing the poem in Chapter 3, which causes the class to laugh?

3. Where was Pnin born?

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

5. In Chapter 3, how long has Pnin now been staying with the Clementses?

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