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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What professor does Pnin decide to track down in Chapter 3?
(a) Marcus Karras.
(b) Eric Wind.
(c) Oleg Komarov.
(d) Laurence Clements.

2. Where is Pnin's office located at the college?
(a) The Science building.
(b) The History building.
(c) The English building.
(d) The Humanities building.

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

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

5. What does Pnin have because the man will not give him his bag back in Chapter 1?
(a) A stroke.
(b) A nervous break down.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) A seizure.

6. In Chapter 3, which poet's poem does Pnin discuss concerning the uncertainty of death?
(a) Brodsky.
(b) Pasternak.
(c) Mayakovsky.
(d) Pushkin.

7. How does Mrs. Clements seem to feel about what Pnin puts in her washing machine?
(a) Amused.
(b) Very annoyed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Stressed.

8. How old was Pnin when he left his home country?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 25.
(d) 21.

9. What country did Pnin leave right before coming to America?
(a) Germany.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) Switzerland.

10. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?
(a) Joan.
(b) Janis.
(c) Jane.
(d) Judith.

11. How does Mrs. Clements react to Laurence not wanting Pnin to stay in their house?
(a) She says a prayer and Laurence eventually lets Pnin stay.
(b) She ignores him and lets Pnin stay.
(c) She begs him to let Pnin stay.
(d) She yells at him and lets Pnin stay.

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

13. At the beginning of Chapter 1, to what town is Pnin headed?
(a) Concord.
(b) Canton.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Cremona.

14. In Chapter 2, whom does Mrs. Clements invite Pnin to meet which he declines?
(a) Professor Wind.
(b) Professor Entwistle.
(c) Professor Thayer.
(d) Professor Bliss.

15. Where was Pnin born?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Pnin comes downstairs to complain about some annoyances. What does he see a fellow professor doing at the party?

2. Why does Pnin decide to track down a certain professor in Chapter 3?

3. Where were Pnin and his wife Liza staying when she met Dr. Wind, the man she ends up leaving Pnin for?

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

5. Where does Pnin make his first stop in Chapter 1 while traveling?

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