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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what means is Pnin traveling at the beginning of the book?
(a) Car.
(b) Train.
(c) Boat.
(d) Airplane.

2. In Chapter 3, how long has Pnin now been staying with the Clementses?
(a) Three months.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

3. Where is Pnin's office located at the college?
(a) The Humanities building.
(b) The English building.
(c) The History building.
(d) The Science building.

4. What is the name of the college where Pnin is a professor?
(a) Waindell.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Walden.
(d) Washington.

5. What happens to Pnin, while he is discussing the poem in Chapter 3, which causes the class to laugh?
(a) He leans on a chair and falls over when it snaps under his weight.
(b) He drops his glasses.
(c) He burps.
(d) He trips over a student's leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?

2. After showing his students a film, what does Pnin's student, Betty Bliss, remark that he looks like from the film?

3. After leaving the library in Chapter 3, what does Pnin decide to do for the night?

4. Why doesn't Laurence want Pnin to stay in his house?

5. One day, in Chapter 3, Pnin finds the house completely to himself. Where have the Clementses gone?

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