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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Laurence learn from Pnin, in Chapter 2, that helps to change how he feels about him?
(a) Russian gestures.
(b) French facial expressions.
(c) Polish gestures.
(d) Swedish body language.

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

4. How does Mrs. Clements seem to feel about what Pnin puts in her washing machine?
(a) Amused.
(b) Angry.
(c) Very annoyed.
(d) Stressed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How serious is Pnin's condition?

2. Why was Pnin's office recently relocated?

3. What does Pnin like to put in the Clementses' washing machine?

4. Why was Pnin made to sit in his bed for weeks with nothing to do when he was a child?

5. What does Pnin call World War II?

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