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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the college where Pnin is a professor?
(a) Waindell.
(b) Washington.
(c) Walden.
(d) Wagner.

3. In Chapter 3, up until this point in his life, what has Pnin always been?
(a) A constant worrier.
(b) A failure.
(c) A procrastinator.
(d) A constant mover.

4. What does Pnin recommend Laurence get, telling him he will not regret it?
(a) A hearing aid.
(b) Hair plugs put in.
(c) His teeth pulled and replaced with dentures.
(d) A new suit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Laurence Clements, a fellow professor of Pnin's, most popular course at college?

2. Whom does Pnin ask for the first time he calls to rent a room in Chapter 2?

3. What does Pnin miss while getting something to eat in Chapter 1?

4. What does the librarian tell Pnin in Chapter 3 that he refuses to take any responsibility for?

5. What does the professor, who Pnin decides to track down in Chapter 3, teach at the college?

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