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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Kissing Mrs. Clements.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Impersonating him.

2. Besides teaching his students to speak the language that he teaches, what does Pnin occasionally treat his class to?
(a) French history or literature.
(b) German history or literature.
(c) Polish history or literature.
(d) Russian history or literature.

3. Where does Pnin make his first stop in Chapter 1 while traveling?
(a) Westwood.
(b) Walbrook.
(c) Whitchurch.
(d) Williamsburg.

4. Why does Pnin decide to track down a certain professor in Chapter 3?
(a) He wants ask him a question about his lecture.
(b) He is angry that he requested his library book.
(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.

5. What does the professor, who Pnin decides to track down in Chapter 3, teach at the college?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Fine Arts.
(d) Biology.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving the library in Chapter 3, what does Pnin decide to do for the night?

2. In Chapter 3, which poet's poem does Pnin discuss concerning the uncertainty of death?

3. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?

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

5. Why was Pnin's office recently relocated?

(see the answer key)

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