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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pnin's class size compare to other classes in the college?
(a) Small.
(b) Average.
(c) Large.
(d) Very large.

2. What is the name of Victor's art teacher?
(a) Ocean.
(b) Lake.
(c) River.
(d) Brook.

3. After Pnin learns that one of his guests at his party is engaged, what does he wish?
(a) That he will never have to be married again.
(b) That he might have once courted her.
(c) That he could be married too.
(d) That he was still with Liza.

4. What did the narrator see Pnin give a stirring performance in?
(a) A violin solo.
(b) A school play.
(c) A choir performance.
(d) A piano recital.

5. How does the fall semester at Pnin's college begin?
(a) Disorganized.
(b) Slow and very boring.
(c) The same way as it has started every year.
(d) Hectic.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 1, to what town is Pnin headed?

2. Who helps Pnin to salvage his trip in Chapter 1?

3. Mrs. Clements was in the same city as Pnin in 1919, what was she doing there?

4. In Chapter 5, where is the cabin that Pnin is headed to located?

5. By what means is Pnin traveling at the beginning of the book?

(see the answer key)

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