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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does Mrs. Clements tell she is looking to rent out her room?
(a) Mrs. Thayer.
(b) Mrs. Lawrence.
(c) Mrs. Taylor.
(d) Mrs. Thompson.

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

4. What abstract field does Pnin have no interest of getting into teaching?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) History.
(c) Linguistics.
(d) Phonetics.

5. What does Pnin like to put in the Clementses' washing machine?
(a) His pants.
(b) His socks.
(c) His shirts.
(d) Things that don't belong, like shoes.

6. Why does Pnin decide to track down a certain professor in Chapter 3?
(a) He is angry that he requested his library book.
(b) He wants to see if he wants to go get lunch.
(c) He wants ask him a question about his lecture.
(d) He wants to know whether he is the one who has requested his library book.

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

8. What does Pnin ask the librarian in Chapter 3?
(a) If he can request a new book.
(b) If he can hang on to the book a while longer.
(c) If she can tell him who requested the book.
(d) If they have any more books on the same subject.

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

10. Who helps Pnin to adapt his room at the Clementses' house to his own utility and personality?
(a) His brother.
(b) Mrs. Clement.
(c) One of his students.
(d) Laurence.

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

12. What does Pnin not realize while he is traveling in Chapter 1?
(a) That he is not on the right plane.
(b) That he is not on the right train.
(c) That he is not on the right boat.
(d) That his car is not headed in the right direction.

13. How soon after Mrs. Clements tells Pnin he can stay at their house does Pnin arrive?
(a) Two hours later.
(b) A day later.
(c) A half hour later.
(d) Ten minutes later.

14. Why can't Pnin get his bag back from the man in Chapter 1?
(a) The man has dementia.
(b) The man does not understand Pnin's imperfect English.
(c) The man does not like foreign people.
(d) The man wants to keep the bag for himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pnin lose while he looks up the proper pronunciation of a word in the dictionary?

2. In Chapter 3, how does Pnin feel about having to bring the book back to the library?

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

4. After leaving the library in Chapter 3, what does Pnin decide to do for the night?

5. Whom does Pnin want to rent a room from in Chapter 2?

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