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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Pnin make his first stop in Chapter 1 while traveling?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Westwood.
(c) Walbrook.
(d) Whitchurch.

2. What is Pnin's first name?
(a) Fredrick.
(b) Alfred.
(c) Timofey.
(d) Patrick.

3. What does Laurence learn from Pnin, in Chapter 2, that helps to change how he feels about him?
(a) Swedish body language.
(b) Russian gestures.
(c) Polish gestures.
(d) French facial expressions.

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

5. Who helps Pnin to adapt his room at the Clementses' house to his own utility and personality?
(a) Laurence.
(b) His brother.
(c) Mrs. Clement.
(d) One of his students.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a teacher, how would Pnin be described?

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

3. At the end of chapter 1, what poem does Pnin recall reciting in front of the entire school when he was a child?

4. Why was Pnin's office recently relocated?

5. How does Mrs. Clements react to Laurence not wanting Pnin to stay in their house?

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