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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. While on his way to the town in Chapter 1, what is Pnin horrified about the possibility of losing?
(a) His book bag.
(b) His suitcase.
(c) His brief case.
(d) His satchel.

2. How long does Pnin usually stay at the places he rents?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Half a semester.
(d) No longer than a semester.

3. What does Pnin ask the librarian in Chapter 3?
(a) If he can request a new book.
(b) If he can hang on to the book a while longer.
(c) If they have any more books on the same subject.
(d) If she can tell him who requested the book.

4. How serious is Pnin's condition?
(a) Very serious.
(b) Not terribly serious.
(c) Life-threatening.
(d) Not serious at all.

5. After showing his students a film, what does Pnin's student, Betty Bliss, remark that he looks like from the film?
(a) Moses.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Buddha.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Pnin dependent on using when he reaches the town in Chapter 1?

3. Besides teaching his students to speak the language that he teaches, what does Pnin occasionally treat his class to?

4. Where did Pnin meet his wife Liza?

5. Why did Liza pretend that she wanted to be back with Pnin even though she was carrying Dr. Wind's child?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where is Pnin a professor at in Chapter 1?

4. How well does Pnin speak English? Describe in detail.

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

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

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

8. Where is Pnin headed at the beginning of Chapter 1?

9. What does Pnin discover from the librarian that is surprising to him in Chapter 3?

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

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