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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Pnin and his wife Liza staying when she met Dr. Wind, the man she ends up leaving Pnin for?
(a) Tuva, Russia.
(b) Marseille, France.
(c) Austin, Texas.
(d) Meudon, a suburb of Paris.

2. In Chapter 6, how is Pnin feeling about his lack of students this semester?
(a) Happy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Sad.

3. Why is Pnin traveling at the book opens?
(a) To audit a class.
(b) To deliver a lecture.
(c) To perform in a play.
(d) To take a test.

4. Why can't Pnin get his bag back from the man in Chapter 1?
(a) The man wants to keep the bag for himself.
(b) The man has dementia.
(c) The man does not understand Pnin's imperfect English.
(d) The man does not like foreign people.

5. What doesn't Victor like the gift that Pnin gives him during dinner?
(a) He is more the intellectual type than athletic type.
(b) He hates that sport.
(c) He really wanted a different type of ball.
(d) He already has a ball just like it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what language is Pnin a professor?

2. What was Liza's profession when she met Pnin?

3. Why was Pnin's office recently relocated?

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

5. Where is Pnin's office located at the college?

(see the answer key)

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