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Pnin Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pnin dependent on using when he reaches the town in Chapter 1?
(a) His inhaler.
(b) His lap top.
(c) A dictionary.
(d) A prepared text.

2. Where were Pnin and his wife Liza staying when she met Dr. Wind, the man she ends up leaving Pnin for?
(a) Austin, Texas.
(b) Marseille, France.
(c) Tuva, Russia.
(d) Meudon, a suburb of Paris.

3. What is the name of the woman who introduces Pnin at the seminar?
(a) Janis Clements.
(b) Jane Corrinth.
(c) Judith Clyde.
(d) Janelle Cummings.

4. Like many people from his home country, with what does Pnin have a fascination?
(a) Different languages.
(b) Complicated mathematic problems.
(c) American customs.
(d) Complicated maps, tables, and schedules that are used to navigate train systems.

5. How does Mrs. Clements react to Laurence not wanting Pnin to stay in their house?
(a) She ignores him and lets Pnin stay.
(b) She begs him to let Pnin stay.
(c) She yells at him and lets Pnin stay.
(d) She says a prayer and Laurence eventually lets Pnin stay.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Before leaving the library in Chapter 3, what word does Pnin look up in the dictionary for its proper pronunciation?

3. While on his way to the town in Chapter 1, what is Pnin horrified about the possibility of losing?

4. How would Pnin's English be described?

5. Why does Pnin decide to track down a certain professor in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Laurence Clements feel about Pnin staying in his house?

2. What does Pnin have a fascination with, like many Russians, that gets him lost?

3. Why has the daughter of Laurence and Joan Clements left home, and what do they now have available?

4. What happens when Pnin tries to get his suitcase back from the man at the station in Chapter 1?

5. What happens during Pnin's class that is embarrassing in Chapter 3?

6. What subject does Pnin have no desire to teach?

7. Why does Pnin seek out Oleg Komarov in Chapter 3?

8. What do Joan and Pnin learn they have in common from their discussion in Chapter 2?

9. Why is Pnin so horrified at the possibility of losing his suitcase in Chapter 1?

10. Why has Pnin always been a constant mover?

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