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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the man who runs Victor's school treat the children?
(a) With minimal tolerance.
(b) Happily.
(c) Gently.
(d) Sternly.

2. In Chapter 5, whom does Pnin wish could have been there to meet the artist at the party?
(a) Dr. Wind.
(b) Joan.
(c) Victor.
(d) Liza.

3. What is the name of Victor's art teacher?
(a) Ocean.
(b) Brook.
(c) River.
(d) Lake.

4. What is Laurence Clements, a fellow professor of Pnin's, most popular course at college?
(a) Studying facial expressions.
(b) Analyzing gestures.
(c) Analyzing handwriting.
(d) Studying body language.

5. How old is Victor in Chapter 4?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Pnin buy Victor in preparation for his visit?

2. What is the name of the school that Victor attends?

3. What does Victor, the son of Liza Wind, fantasize about to escape the boredom of his everyday life at school?

4. What does Laurence learn from Pnin, in Chapter 2, that helps to change how he feels about him?

5. What does Pnin usually find wrong in the places that he lives?

(see the answer key)

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