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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the professor, who Pnin decides to track down in Chapter 3, teach at the college?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Biology.
(d) Fine Arts.

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

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

5. In Chapter 3, how long has Pnin now been staying with the Clementses?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three months.

6. At the end of chapter 1, what poem does Pnin recall reciting in front of the entire school when he was a child?
(a) Pushkin's poems.
(b) Brodsky's poems.
(c) Mayakovsky's poems.
(d) Pasternak's poems.

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

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

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

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

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

12. Why was Pnin's office recently relocated?
(a) To accommodate a new Austrian professor.
(b) He needed a bigger office.
(c) The building was being renovated.
(d) There were complaints about Pnin.

13. 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 bookmark.
(c) His wallet.
(d) One of his student's research papers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the book that Pnin is asked to bring back to the library in Chapter 3?

2. What is Pnin's first name?

3. How does Pnin's class size compare to other classes in the college?

4. How would Pnin's laugh be described?

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

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