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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the party in Chapter 5, after playing the game whom does Pnin talk with?
(a) Mira Belochkin.
(b) Professor Chateau.
(c) Gramineev.
(d) Roza Shpolyanski.

3. How does the man who runs Victor's school treat the children?
(a) Happily.
(b) With minimal tolerance.
(c) Sternly.
(d) Gently.

4. What does Pnin have because the man will not give him his bag back in Chapter 1?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A nervous break down.
(c) A stroke.
(d) A seizure.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how is Pnin feeling about his lack of students this semester?

2. By what means is Pnin traveling at the beginning of the book?

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

4. In Chapter 4, who does Pnin now rent a house from?

5. At the party in Chapter 5, how old are most of the women?

(see the answer key)

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