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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) Moses.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Buddha.
(d) George Washington.

2. What brings Pnin to tears at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A documentary about life in Russia.
(b) A letter from Liza.
(c) A paper that one of his students wrote.
(d) A documentary about life in Germany.

3. How serious is Pnin's condition?
(a) Not terribly serious.
(b) Very serious.
(c) Not serious at all.
(d) Life-threatening.

4. How would Pnin be described when he is drunk?
(a) Mean.
(b) Sad.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Humorous.

5. One day, in Chapter 3, Pnin finds the house completely to himself. Where have the Clementses gone?
(a) To visit their daughter Isabel.
(b) To visit Joan's mother.
(c) To visit their son Jacob.
(d) To visit Laurence's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Like many people from his home country, with what does Pnin have a fascination?

2. How would Pnin's laugh be described?

3. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?

4. Where was Pnin born?

5. What happens to Pnin, while he is discussing the poem in Chapter 3, which causes the class to laugh?

(see the answer key)

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