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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After showing his students a film, what does Pnin's student, Betty Bliss, remark that he looks like from the film?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Buddha.
(c) Moses.
(d) Hitler.

2. What did Pnin try to do on his own in Chapter 1 rather than take other people's suggestions?
(a) Find a better route.
(b) Find the perfect suit.
(c) Write the perfect speech.
(d) Drive himself to the college.

3. What happens to Pnin, while he is discussing the poem in Chapter 3, which causes the class to laugh?
(a) He trips over a student's leg.
(b) He leans on a chair and falls over when it snaps under his weight.
(c) He burps.
(d) He drops his glasses.

4. In Chapter 3, which poet's poem does Pnin discuss concerning the uncertainty of death?
(a) Pasternak.
(b) Mayakovsky.
(c) Pushkin.
(d) Brodsky.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Pnin's office recently relocated?

2. In what year did Pnin leave his home country?

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

4. Besides teaching his students to speak the language that he teaches, what does Pnin occasionally treat his class to?

5. Who stayed in the room before Pnin at the Clementses' house?

(see the answer key)

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