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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brings Pnin to tears at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A paper that one of his students wrote.
(b) A documentary about life in Russia.
(c) A documentary about life in Germany.
(d) A letter from Liza.

2. After Pnin learns that one of his guests at his party is engaged, what does he wish?
(a) That he was still with Liza.
(b) That he might have once courted her.
(c) That he will never have to be married again.
(d) That he could be married too.

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

4. In Chapter 5, what is the actual name that the host of the party goes by?
(a) Larry Clements.
(b) Ollie Koma.
(c) Al Cook.
(d) Pete Dost.

5. In Chapter 5, whom does Pnin run into while getting ready to go for a swim?
(a) Varvara.
(b) Susan.
(c) His old friend Chateau.
(d) Laurence Clements.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Laurence Clements, a fellow professor of Pnin's, most popular course at college?

2. After showing his students a film, what does Pnin's student, Betty Bliss, remark that he looks like from the film?

3. In Chapter 5, when did the host of the party move to America?

4. Whom does Pnin ask for the first time he calls to rent a room in Chapter 2?

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

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