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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the librarian at Pnin's college?
(a) Mrs. Bliss.
(b) Mrs. Wind.
(c) Mrs. Clements.
(d) Mrs. Thayer.

2. Whom does Pnin ask for the first time he calls to rent a room in Chapter 2?
(a) A Mrs. Earth."
(b) A "Mrs. Fire."
(c) A "Mrs. Wind."
(d) A "Mrs. Water."

3. What does Pnin miss while getting something to eat in Chapter 1?
(a) His connecting flight.
(b) His bus.
(c) His taxi.
(d) His connecting train.

4. In Chapter 3, how does Pnin feel about having to bring the book back to the library?
(a) Sad.
(b) Fine.
(c) Frustrated.
(d) Angry.

5. In Chapter 2, Pnin comes downstairs to complain about some annoyances. What does he see a fellow professor doing at the party?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Impersonating him.
(c) Kissing Mrs. Clements.
(d) Stealing silverware.

Short Answer Questions

1. What abstract field does Pnin have no interest of getting into teaching?

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

3. How soon after Mrs. Clements tells Pnin he can stay at their house does Pnin arrive?

4. What does Pnin have because the man will not give him his bag back in Chapter 1?

5. At the end of chapter 1, what poem does Pnin recall reciting in front of the entire school when he was a child?

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