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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What country did Pnin leave right before coming to America?
(a) Poland.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Switzerland.
2. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?
(a) Janis.
(b) Jane.
(c) Joan.
(d) Judith.
3. How would Pnin be described when he is drunk?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Sad.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Mean.
4. 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 rip one of the pages in the book.
(b) Pnin is adamant that he did not cause water damage to the book.
(c) Pnin refuses to pay his late fee.
(d) Pnin discovers that he is the one who requested the book.
5. 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) Tuva, Russia.
(c) Austin, Texas.
(d) Meudon, a suburb of Paris.
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. What professor does Pnin decide to track down in Chapter 3?
3. What procedure does Pnin have in Chapter 2?
4. What does Pnin have because the man will not give him his bag back in Chapter 1?
5. After showing his students a film, what does Pnin's student, Betty Bliss, remark that he looks like from the film?
Short Essay Questions
1. What poem does Pnin discuss with his class in Chapter 3?
2. How well does Pnin speak English? Describe in detail.
3. What happens during Pnin's class that is embarrassing in Chapter 3?
4. What other people occupy Pnin's coach on the train in Chapter 1?
5. What word does Pnin look up in the dictionary and why?
6. What subject does Pnin have no desire to teach?
7. What happens to Pnin at the bus station that has been happening since he was a child?
8. What procedure does Pnin have done in Chapter 2 that leaves him very pleased?
9. What does the library request of Pnin in Chapter 3?
10. Why has the daughter of Laurence and Joan Clements left home, and what do they now have available?
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