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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Pnin buy Victor in preparation for his visit?
(a) A volleyball and a novel by Jane Austen.
(b) A football and a novel by Jack London.
(c) A baseball and a novel by Ernest Hemmingway.
(d) A basketball and a novel by Mark Twain.

2. What is the name of the college where Pnin is a professor?
(a) Washington.
(b) Walden.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Waindell.

3. Where does Pnin make his first stop in Chapter 1 while traveling?
(a) Whitchurch.
(b) Westwood.
(c) Williamsburg.
(d) Walbrook.

4. In Chapter 5, what do Pnin and the person he runs into before going on a swim talk about?
(a) The good times they had living together.
(b) How good the food is.
(c) The annoyances of life as a teacher.
(d) The time they went out years ago.

5. What does Victor's art teacher encourage him to do?
(a) Exercise and expand his artistic abilities.
(b) Enter an art competition.
(c) Drop all of his other subjects and concentrate on art.
(d) To find another subject to be interested in.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how soon before the party does Pnin begin preparing food and drinks?

2. Whom does Pnin want to rent a room from in Chapter 2?

3. Why does Pnin decide to track down a certain professor in Chapter 3?

4. What does Pnin begin reading in his favorite spot after he talks to the librarian?

5. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?

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