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Pnin | Quiz

Vladimir Nabokov
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Pnin | Quiz

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1)

In Chapter 3, how long has Pnin now been staying with the Clementses? (from Chapter Three)

Two years.
Six months.
Three months.
One year.
2)

In Chapter 7, what does Pnin do with the offer that the narrator extends to him? (from Chapter Seven)

He gets angry and refuses it.
He declines it.
He accepts it.
He is too embarrassed and runs away giving no answer.
3)

Why was Pnin's office recently relocated? (from Chapter Three)

To accommodate a new Austrian professor.
The building was being renovated.
There were complaints about Pnin.
He needed a bigger office.
4)

In Chapter 3, which poet's poem does Pnin discuss concerning the uncertainty of death? (from Chapter Three)

Pasternak.
Brodsky.
Mayakovsky.
Pushkin.
5)

After leaving the library in Chapter 3, what does Pnin decide to do for the night? (from Chapter Three)

Watch some TV.
Read a book in his room.
Go to a music and movie night that some acquaintances of his are having.
Go straight to bed.
6)

What does Victor's art teacher encourage him to do? (from Chapter Four)

To find another subject to be interested in.
Exercise and expand his artistic abilities.
Drop all of his other subjects and concentrate on art.
Enter an art competition.
7)

In Chapter 7, what does the narrator extend to Pnin? (from Chapter Seven)

An offer to live in his house.
An offer to buy his car.
An offer to audit his course.
An offer to be his assistant.
8)

How does the head of the English department feel about Pnin? (from Chapter Seven)

He really likes him.
He thinks he's okay.
He dislikes him.
He tolerates him.
9)

How is Victor's art teacher described in Chapter 4? (from Chapter Four)

Annoying.
Conventional.
Mean.
Unconventional.
10)

What professor does Pnin decide to track down in Chapter 3? (from Chapter Three)

Marcus Karras.
Eric Wind.
Oleg Komarov.
Laurence Clements.
11)

Pnin does not have tenure yet. How does his position at the college still exist? (from Chapter Six)

By virtue of being attached to the Polish Department.
By virtue of being attached to the Russian Department.
By virtue of being attached to the French Department.
By virtue of being attached to the German Department.
12)

In Chapter 4, what is the nature of Victor and Pnin's conversation during dinner? (from Chapter Four)

Somewhat strained.
No conversation.
Lively.
Engaging.
13)

Before leaving the library in Chapter 3, what word does Pnin look up in the dictionary for its proper pronunciation? (from Chapter Three)

Concerned.
Interested.
Attracted.
Involved.
14)

At the end of Chapter 6, what is Pnin worried that he broke while cleaning up after the housewarming party? (from Chapter Six)

A beautiful bowl that Victor sent him.
His mother's priceless china.
A vase from his marriage to Liza.
A goblet.
15)

What happens to Pnin, while he is discussing the poem in Chapter 3, which causes the class to laugh? (from Chapter Three)

He trips over a student's leg.
He burps.
He drops his glasses.
He leans on a chair and falls over when it snaps under his weight.
16)

At the party in Chapter 5, what type of game do the guests play after dinner? (from Chapter Five)

Croquet.
Badminton.
Charades.
Volleyball.
17)

At the end of Chapter 6, what does Pnin drop onto a pile of dishes? (from Chapter Six)

A nutcracker.
A hammer.
A golf ball.
A book.
18)

At the party in Chapter 5, how old are most of the women? (from Chapter Five)

Sixties.
Fifties.
Forties.
Mid-thirties.
19)

Who sends the narrator samples of poetry? (from Chapter Seven)

Victor.
Liza.
Pnin.
Varvara.
20)

What does the head of the English department entertain the narrator with in Chapter 7? (from Chapter Seven)

He sings a song.
An impression of Pnin.
He plays the piano.
A dance.
21)

What is the name of Victor's art teacher? (from Chapter Four)

Brook.
Ocean.
River.
Lake.
22)

In Chapter 5, what do Pnin and the person he runs into before going on a swim talk about? (from Chapter Five)

The annoyances of life as a teacher.
The time they went out years ago.
How good the food is.
The good times they had living together.
23)

Pnin and Victor had already been corresponding, what does Victor think of Pnin from his letters? (from Chapter Four)

He is amazing.
He is hilarious.
He is an impressive man.
He is odd.
24)

At the party in Chapter 5, after playing the game whom does Pnin talk with? (from Chapter Five)

Professor Chateau.
Mira Belochkin.
Roza Shpolyanski.
Gramineev.
25)

In Chapter 3, how does Pnin feel about having to bring the book back to the library? (from Chapter Three)

Frustrated.
Angry.
Sad.
Fine.
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