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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Victor go to visit Pnin in Chapter 4?
(a) He cuts class.
(b) His school break.
(c) He fakes sick and then sneaks off.
(d) Over the Christmas holiday.

2. Why did Liza decide to send Victor to a particular school in Chapter 4?
(a) She thought it was a nice compromise of science and the atmosphere of the Roman Catholic Church.
(b) She thought it was a nice compromise of history and the atmosphere of the Lutheran Church.
(c) She thought it was a nice compromise between modern psychology and the atmosphere of the Greek Catholic Church.
(d) She thought it was a nice compromise of art and science and had an easy going atmosphere.

3. How serious is Pnin's condition?
(a) Very serious.
(b) Not serious at all.
(c) Not terribly serious.
(d) Life-threatening.

4. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Constantinople.
(d) Athens.

5. What is one of the chief attractions of the party at the cabin?
(a) The reservoir.
(b) The lake.
(c) The river.
(d) The brook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Victor is happy about the book that Pnin picked out for him. Whom does he mistake its author for?

2. Who helps Pnin to adapt his room at the Clementses' house to his own utility and personality?

3. In Chapter 5, whom does Pnin wish could have been there to meet the artist at the party?

4. In Chapter 5, why does the artist who Pnin meets not being incredibly social?

5. What doesn't Victor like the gift that Pnin gives him during dinner?

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