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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who introduces Pnin at the seminar?
(a) Janis Clements.
(b) Jane Corrinth.
(c) Judith Clyde.
(d) Janelle Cummings.

2. By what means is Pnin traveling at the beginning of the book?
(a) Train.
(b) Airplane.
(c) Boat.
(d) Car.

3. How old was Pnin when he left his home country?
(a) 25.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, whom is this type of gathering common among?

2. One day, in Chapter 3, Pnin finds the house completely to himself. Where have the Clementses gone?

3. What does the professor, who Pnin decides to track down in Chapter 3, teach at the college?

4. When does Victor go to visit Pnin in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 2, whom does Mrs. Clements invite Pnin to meet which he declines?

(see the answer key)

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