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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Victor in Chapter 4?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirteen.

2. In Chapter 5, when did the host of the party move to America?
(a) After World War II.
(b) After the Bolshevik revolution.
(c) After the Vietnam War.
(d) After World War I.

3. Whom does Mrs. Clements tell she is looking to rent out her room?
(a) Mrs. Thayer.
(b) Mrs. Lawrence.
(c) Mrs. Taylor.
(d) Mrs. Thompson.

4. What brings Pnin to tears at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A paper that one of his students wrote.
(b) A documentary about life in Russia.
(c) A documentary about life in Germany.
(d) A letter from Liza.

5. After leaving the library in Chapter 3, what does Pnin decide to do for the night?
(a) Watch some TV.
(b) Read a book in his room.
(c) Go to a music and movie night that some acquaintances of his are having.
(d) Go straight to bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Clements react to Laurence not wanting Pnin to stay in their house?

2. What does Pnin use in Chapter 1 that is five years old and, therefore, obsolete?

3. Where does Pnin make his first stop in Chapter 1 while traveling?

4. What is Laurence Clements, a fellow professor of Pnin's, most popular course at college?

5. In Chapter 7, what is the narrator given permission to do at the college?

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