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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 6, what is Pnin worried that he broke while cleaning up after the housewarming party?
(a) A goblet.
(b) A beautiful bowl that Victor sent him.
(c) His mother's priceless china.
(d) A vase from his marriage to Liza.

2. At the party in Chapter 5, what do the guests have for dinner?
(a) Traditional French food.
(b) Traditional Polish food.
(c) Traditional Russian food.
(d) Traditional German food.

3. In Chapter 6, who has Pnin found a permanent housing solution from?
(a) A relative of his old landlords, the Clementses.
(b) A relative of his old landlords, the Sheppards.
(c) Professor Chateau.
(d) Al Cook.

4. Mrs. Clements was in the same city as Pnin in 1919, what was she doing there?
(a) Living with her grandparents.
(b) Teaching at a university.
(c) Working as a waitress.
(d) Studying at a university.

5. In Chapter, Bolotov is also at the party. What is the name of his wife?
(a) Tatyana.
(b) Varvara.
(c) Alena.
(d) Sophie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Pnin meet his wife Liza?

2. Why does the staff at Victor's school keep his art teacher around?

3. What war is America in the midst of in Chapter 6?

4. Who arrives early to the housewarming party to assist Pnin with the preparations?

5. What does the librarian tell Pnin in Chapter 3 that he refuses to take any responsibility for?

(see the answer key)

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