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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. IIn Chapter 3, where have the Clementses gone to visit someone?
(a) Alabama.
(b) An anonymous "Western state."
(c) New York.
(d) Nevada.

2. In Chapter 3, up until this point in his life, what has Pnin always been?
(a) A procrastinator.
(b) A constant mover.
(c) A failure.
(d) A constant worrier.

3. Why doesn't Laurence want Pnin to stay in his house?
(a) He thinks Pnin is mean.
(b) He thinks Pnin is strange.
(c) He thinks Pnin is dirty.
(d) He hates Pnin.

4. Who stayed in the room before Pnin at the Clementses' house?
(a) An old man.
(b) A young girl.
(c) An old lady.
(d) A young boy.

5. How does Pnin's class size compare to other classes in the college?
(a) Very large.
(b) Large.
(c) Small.
(d) Average.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Pnin ask for the first time he calls to rent a room in Chapter 2?

2. Why does Pnin decide to track down a certain professor in Chapter 3?

3. What does Pnin use in Chapter 1 that is five years old and, therefore, obsolete?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Pnin tries to get his suitcase back from the man at the station in Chapter 1?

2. What subject does Pnin have no desire to teach?

3. What does Pnin tell Joan about his background in Chapter 2?

4. How does Pnin act when he is drinking? Describe in detail.

5. What do Joan and Pnin learn they have in common from their discussion in Chapter 2?

6. What poem does Pnin discuss with his class in Chapter 3?

7. What does Pnin almost encounter when he comes down the stairs during the Clementses' party in Chapter 2?

8. What does the library request of Pnin in Chapter 3?

9. What word does Pnin look up in the dictionary and why?

10. Describe Pnin's fellow professor, Oleg Komarov.

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