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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Pnin's friend who heads the department that Pnin's job is attached to?
(a) Professor Hagen.
(b) Professor Chateau.
(c) Professor Clements.
(d) Professor Kukolnikov.

2. What does Pnin not realize while he is traveling in Chapter 1?
(a) That he is not on the right plane.
(b) That he is not on the right train.
(c) That his car is not headed in the right direction.
(d) That he is not on the right boat.

3. What does Pnin ask the librarian in Chapter 3?
(a) If she can tell him who requested the book.
(b) If they have any more books on the same subject.
(c) If he can hang on to the book a while longer.
(d) If he can request a new book.

4. After everyone leaves Pnin's housewarming, what does he immediately begin to do?
(a) Vacuum.
(b) Call Victor.
(c) Take a bath.
(d) Wash dishes.

5. Why does Pnin not use the detailed directions that were given to him to get to the cabin?
(a) He wants to use his new map.
(b) He doesn't trust the person who gave him the directions.
(c) He decides to forgo them in favor of the advice of a local.
(d) He wants to find the cabin by himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the professor, who Pnin decides to track down in Chapter 3, teach at the college?

2. In Chapter 6, where has Pnin's friend, who heads the department his job is attached to, accepted a new post at?

3. Besides teaching his students to speak the language that he teaches, what does Pnin occasionally treat his class to?

4. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?

5. In Chapter 4, what does Pnin buy Victor in preparation for his visit?

(see the answer key)

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