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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what language is Pnin a professor?
(a) Russian.
(b) German.
(c) Polish.
(d) French.

2. Who helps Pnin to adapt his room at the Clementses' house to his own utility and personality?
(a) One of his students.
(b) Mrs. Clement.
(c) Laurence.
(d) His brother.

3. Why does Pnin decide to track down a certain professor in Chapter 3?
(a) He is angry that he requested his library book.
(b) He wants ask him a question about his lecture.
(c) He wants to see if he wants to go get lunch.
(d) He wants to know whether he is the one who has requested his library book.

4. What is the name of the woman who introduces Pnin at the seminar?
(a) Judith Clyde.
(b) Jane Corrinth.
(c) Janis Clements.
(d) Janelle Cummings.

5. Whom does Pnin want to rent a room from in Chapter 2?
(a) Laurence and Joan Clements.
(b) Laurence and Janis Clements .
(c) Laurence and Jane Clements.
(d) Laurence and Judith Clements.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pnin's class size compare to other classes in the college?

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

3. IIn Chapter 3, where have the Clementses gone to visit someone?

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

5. What country did Pnin leave right before coming to America?

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