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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Victor is happy about the book that Pnin picked out for him. Whom does he mistake its author for?
(a) Jack London.
(b) Jane Austen.
(c) Dostoevsky.
(d) Ernest Hemmingway.

2. Where did the narrator and Pnin meet up after leaving their home country?
(a) Russia.
(b) Australia.
(c) America.
(d) Europe.

3. In Chapter 6, how many roommates does Pnin have in the house he is renting?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Zero.
(d) Two.

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

5. Why did Liza decide to send Victor to a particular school in Chapter 4?
(a) She thought it was a nice compromise between modern psychology and the atmosphere of the Greek Catholic Church.
(b) She thought it was a nice compromise of history and the atmosphere of the Lutheran Church.
(c) She thought it was a nice compromise of science and the atmosphere of the Roman Catholic Church.
(d) She thought it was a nice compromise of art and science and had an easy going atmosphere.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brings Pnin to tears at the end of Chapter 3?

2. How old are most of the men attending the party in Chapter 5?

3. Where were Pnin and his wife Liza staying when she met Dr. Wind, the man she ends up leaving Pnin for?

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

5. In Chapter 7, what does Pnin do with the offer that the narrator extends to him?

(see the answer key)

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