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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While on his way to the town in Chapter 1, what is Pnin horrified about the possibility of losing?
(a) His brief case.
(b) His book bag.
(c) His satchel.
(d) His suitcase.

2. What is the name of the librarian at Pnin's college?
(a) Mrs. Thayer.
(b) Mrs. Bliss.
(c) Mrs. Clements.
(d) Mrs. Wind.

3. What was Liza's profession when she met Pnin?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A writer and medical student.
(d) A waitress.

4. Why is Pnin traveling at the book opens?
(a) To deliver a lecture.
(b) To perform in a play.
(c) To take a test.
(d) To audit a class.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How would Pnin be described when he is drunk?

2. Why doesn't Laurence want Pnin to stay in his house?

3. One day, in Chapter 3, Pnin finds the house completely to himself. Where have the Clementses gone?

4. Who helps Pnin to salvage his trip in Chapter 1?

5. How would Pnin's English be described?

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