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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who runs the school that Victor attends?
(a) An Episcopalian clergyman.
(b) A Catholic priest.
(c) A renowned artist.
(d) A man with a doctorate from Harvard.

2. What war is America in the midst of in Chapter 6?
(a) World War II.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) None of the answers is correct

3. In Chapter 4, who has Liza left Dr. Wind for and is preparing to marry?
(a) An Australian.
(b) A Russian.
(c) An Englishman.
(d) A Frenchman.

4. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?
(a) London.
(b) Athens.
(c) Constantinople.
(d) Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Pnin born?

2. What does Pnin lose while he looks up the proper pronunciation of a word in the dictionary?

3. What does Pnin like to put in the Clementses' washing machine?

4. At the party in Chapter 5, who is the other man, beside Pnin, that is also considered a youngster?

5. Where does Pnin take Victor after picking him up from the train station?

(see the answer key)

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