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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pnin feel about Betty Bliss?
(a) He dislikes her.
(b) She annoys him.
(c) She makes him nervous.
(d) He has a crush on her.

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

3. In Chapter 5, why does the artist who Pnin meets not being incredibly social?
(a) He is trying to eat.
(b) He is painting.
(c) She is painting.
(d) She is trying to eat.

4. How long does Pnin usually stay at the places he rents?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) No longer than a semester.
(d) Half a semester.

5. Why does Pnin not use the detailed directions that were given to him to get to the cabin?
(a) He wants to find the cabin by himself.
(b) He wants to use his new map.
(c) He decides to forgo them in favor of the advice of a local.
(d) He doesn't trust the person who gave him the directions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pnin dependent on using when he reaches the town in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 4, what is the nature of Victor and Pnin's conversation during dinner?

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

4. How old was Pnin when he left his home country?

5. Who helps Pnin to salvage his trip in Chapter 1?

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