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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pnin feel about Betty Bliss?
(a) She makes him nervous.
(b) He has a crush on her.
(c) He dislikes her.
(d) She annoys him.

2. What does Pnin recommend Laurence get, telling him he will not regret it?
(a) His teeth pulled and replaced with dentures.
(b) A hearing aid.
(c) Hair plugs put in.
(d) A new suit.

3. How does Pnin finally end up getting to the town in Chapter 1?
(a) He gets a ride with a group of men.
(b) He gets a ride from his brother.
(c) He gets a ride with a young couple.
(d) He gets a ride with a group of women.

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

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

6. What is the name of the college where Pnin is a professor?
(a) Walden.
(b) Washington.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Waindell.

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

8. One day, in Chapter 3, Pnin finds the house completely to himself. Where have the Clementses gone?
(a) To visit their son Jacob.
(b) To visit Laurence's father.
(c) To visit Joan's mother.
(d) To visit their daughter Isabel.

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

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

11. By what means is Pnin traveling at the beginning of the book?
(a) Airplane.
(b) Train.
(c) Car.
(d) Boat.

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

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

14. What does Pnin miss while getting something to eat in Chapter 1?
(a) His bus.
(b) His taxi.
(c) His connecting flight.
(d) His connecting train.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?

2. What does Pnin not realize while he is traveling in Chapter 1?

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

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

5. Why is Pnin traveling at the book opens?

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