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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How soon after Mrs. Clements tells Pnin he can stay at their house does Pnin arrive?
(a) Two hours later.
(b) Ten minutes later.
(c) A half hour later.
(d) A day later.

2. After showing his students a film, what does Pnin's student, Betty Bliss, remark that he looks like from the film?
(a) Hitler.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Moses.

3. At the party in Chapter 5, what book does Pnin end up getting into an argument with Bolotov over?
(a) 'Anna Karenina'.
(b) "Call of the Wild".
(c) "Crime and Punishment".
(d) "Pride and Prejudice".

4. In Chapter 3, how does Pnin feel about having to bring the book back to the library?
(a) Angry.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Sad.
(d) Fine.

5. How is Victor's art teacher described in Chapter 4?
(a) Annoying.
(b) Conventional.
(c) Mean.
(d) Unconventional.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pnin not realize while he is traveling in Chapter 1?

2. Who stayed in the room before Pnin at the Clementses' house?

3. What does Pnin lose while he looks up the proper pronunciation of a word in the dictionary?

4. What brings Pnin to tears at the end of Chapter 3?

5. Why does Pnin decide to track down a certain professor in Chapter 3?

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