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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Pnin decide to track down a certain professor in Chapter 3?
(a) He wants to know whether he is the one who has requested his library book.
(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 ask him a question about his lecture.

3. 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 leans on a chair and falls over when it snaps under his weight.
(c) He trips over a student's leg.
(d) He burps.

4. How long does Pnin usually stay at the places he rents?
(a) Half a semester.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) No longer than a semester.

5. Where were Pnin and his wife Liza staying when she met Dr. Wind, the man she ends up leaving Pnin for?
(a) Tuva, Russia.
(b) Marseille, France.
(c) Meudon, a suburb of Paris.
(d) Austin, Texas.

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

7. What does Pnin lose while he looks up the proper pronunciation of a word in the dictionary?
(a) His index card with his research on it.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His bookmark.
(d) One of his student's research papers.

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

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

10. Before leaving the library in Chapter 3, what word does Pnin look up in the dictionary for its proper pronunciation?
(a) Involved.
(b) Concerned.
(c) Attracted.
(d) Interested.

11. What happened right before Pnin left his home country?
(a) His girlfriend died.
(b) His wife died.
(c) His parents died.
(d) His sister died.

12. Who is sitting near Pnin while he is traveling in Chapter 1?
(a) A priest, and two businessmen.
(b) A young couple.
(c) A soldier, and two mothers with their children.
(d) His brother and nephew.

13. What is the name of the woman who introduces Pnin at the seminar?
(a) Judith Clyde.
(b) Jane Corrinth.
(c) Janelle Cummings.
(d) Janis Clements.

14. What does the librarian tell Pnin in Chapter 3 that he refuses to take any responsibility for?
(a) Pnin discovers that he is the one who requested the book.
(b) Pnin is adamant that he did not rip one of the pages in the book.
(c) Pnin refuses to pay his late fee.
(d) Pnin is adamant that he did not cause water damage to the book.

15. After showing his students a film, what does Pnin's student, Betty Bliss, remark that he looks like from the film?
(a) Buddha.
(b) Hitler.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Moses.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how long has Pnin now been staying with the Clementses?

2. How soon after Mrs. Clements tells Pnin he can stay at their house does Pnin arrive?

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

4. How does Mrs. Clements seem to feel about what Pnin puts in her washing machine?

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

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