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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Laurence learn from Pnin, in Chapter 2, that helps to change how he feels about him?
2. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?
3. What is the name of the librarian at Pnin's college?
4. By what means is Pnin traveling at the beginning of the book?
5. Where is Pnin's office located at the college?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Liza use Pnin to get to America?
2. What does the library request of Pnin in Chapter 3?
3. What procedure does Pnin have done in Chapter 2 that leaves him very pleased?
4. What do Joan and Pnin learn they have in common from their discussion in Chapter 2?
5. What word does Pnin look up in the dictionary and why?
6. What happens when Pnin tries to get his suitcase back from the man at the station in Chapter 1?
7. What does Pnin tell Joan about his background in Chapter 2?
8. What happens to Pnin at the bus station that has been happening since he was a child?
9. How does Pnin act when he is drinking? Describe in detail.
10. What does Pnin have a fascination with, like many Russians, that gets him lost?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The setting in "Pnin" is important to the tone and shape of the story. Analyze the use of setting in "Pnin". How did Vladimir Nabokov describe his setting? How is the setting almost considered a character in the story? How is Pnin's social environment considered a part of the setting?
Essay Topic 2
Description is the fiction-writing mode for creating a mental image of a story. Examine the use of description in "Pnin". How does the author use narration, dialogue, and imagery to bring his novel to life? What is the best example of the use of description from the novel "Pnin"?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the Clementses and their relationship with Pnin, comparing their first impressions of Pnin to how they end up feeling about Pnin. What kind of people are the Clementses? How does Pnin know them? What do Pnin and Joan bond over? What are some examples from the book that demonstrate the Clementses beginning to like Pnin?
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