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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who is the host of the party at the cabin?
(a) Pyotr Dostoevsky.
(b) Laurence Clements.
(c) Oleg Komarov.
(d) Alexandr Petrovich Kukolnikov.

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

3. 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) His parents and doctors were concerned about his heart.
(c) He hurt his back.
(d) He hurt his head.

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

5. In Chapter 4, who does Pnin now rent a house from?
(a) The Sheppard brothers.
(b) The Clements brothers.
(c) The Crawford brothers.
(d) The Lawerence brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Liza decide to send Victor to a particular school in Chapter 4?

2. Like many people from his home country, with what does Pnin have a fascination?

3. While on his way to the town in Chapter 1, what is Pnin horrified about the possibility of losing?

4. In Chapter 6, what country is the department head's replacement from?

5. In Chapter 6, whom does Pnin invite over for a housewarming party?

(see the answer key)

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