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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. Mrs. Clements was in the same city as Pnin in 1919, what was she doing there?
(a) Working as a waitress.
(b) Living with her grandparents.
(c) Studying at a university.
(d) Teaching at a university.

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

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

4. In Chapter 2, Pnin comes downstairs to complain about some annoyances. What does he see a fellow professor doing at the party?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Kissing Mrs. Clements.
(c) Stealing silverware.
(d) Impersonating him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pnin usually find wrong in the places that he lives?

2. Why is Pnin traveling at the book opens?

3. What brings Pnin to tears at the end of Chapter 3?

4. How does Pnin finally end up getting to the town in Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is an example of one of Pnin's less pleasant quirks? Describe in detail.

2. What happens when Pnin calls the Clementses to rent the room in their house?

3. Why has Pnin always been a constant mover?

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

5. Why has the daughter of Laurence and Joan Clements left home, and what do they now have available?

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

7. What happens to Pnin at the bus station that has been happening since he was a child?

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

9. Why is Pnin so horrified at the possibility of losing his suitcase in Chapter 1?

10. What other people occupy Pnin's coach on the train in Chapter 1?

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