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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Pnin not use the detailed directions that were given to him to get to the cabin?
(a) He doesn't trust the person who gave him the directions.
(b) He decides to forgo them in favor of the advice of a local.
(c) He wants to use his new map.
(d) He wants to find the cabin by himself.

3. At the end of Chapter 6, what is Pnin worried that he broke while cleaning up after the housewarming party?
(a) A vase from his marriage to Liza.
(b) His mother's priceless china.
(c) A beautiful bowl that Victor sent him.
(d) A goblet.

4. As a teacher, how would Pnin be described?
(a) Humble.
(b) Confident.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Pompous.

5. In Chapter 6, who has Pnin found a permanent housing solution from?
(a) A relative of his old landlords, the Sheppards.
(b) A relative of his old landlords, the Clementses.
(c) Al Cook.
(d) Professor Chateau.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Besides teaching his students to speak the language that he teaches, what does Pnin occasionally treat his class to?

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

4. In Chapter 5, what do Pnin and the person he runs into before going on a swim talk about?

5. What is the name of Pnin's friend who heads the department that Pnin's job is attached to?

(see the answer key)

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