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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. IIn Chapter 3, where have the Clementses gone to visit someone?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Nevada.
(c) An anonymous "Western state."
(d) New York.

2. In Chapter 3, how does Pnin feel about having to bring the book back to the library?
(a) Sad.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Fine.
(d) Angry.

3. What is the title of the book that Pnin is asked to bring back to the library in Chapter 3?
(a) The Soviet Gold Fund of Literature, Volume 18.
(b) The Switzerland Gold Rush, Volume 16.
(c) The Russian Revolution, Volume 2.
(d) The Encyclopedia Britannica, Volume 18.

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

5. What does Pnin usually find wrong in the places that he lives?
(a) Too small.
(b) Too much noise.
(c) Not close enough to the college.
(d) Too expensive.

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

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

8. As a teacher, how would Pnin be described?
(a) Pompous.
(b) Confident.
(c) Humble.
(d) Nervous.

9. Who helps Pnin to salvage his trip in Chapter 1?
(a) The boat captain.
(b) The train conductor.
(c) A truck driver.
(d) The flight attendant.

10. Where did Pnin meet his wife Liza?
(a) France.
(b) Paris.
(c) America.
(d) Russia.

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

12. 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.

13. What is Laurence Clements, a fellow professor of Pnin's, most popular course at college?
(a) Analyzing handwriting.
(b) Studying facial expressions.
(c) Studying body language.
(d) Analyzing gestures.

14. Why did Liza pretend that she wanted to be back with Pnin even though she was carrying Dr. Wind's child?
(a) She wanted Pnin to buy her a house.
(b) She wanted to hurt Pnin.
(c) She was using Pnin to help pay for her passage to the U.S.
(d) She wanted Pnin to pay for the medical bills.

15. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?
(a) Athens.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Constantinople.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pnin finally end up getting to the town in Chapter 1?

2. What did Pnin try to do on his own in Chapter 1 rather than take other people's suggestions?

3. What procedure does Pnin have in Chapter 2?

4. What does Pnin begin reading in his favorite spot after he talks to the librarian?

5. What is the name of the college where Pnin is a professor?

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