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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the book that Pnin is asked to bring back to the library in Chapter 3?
(a) The Switzerland Gold Rush, Volume 16.
(b) The Soviet Gold Fund of Literature, Volume 18.
(c) The Russian Revolution, Volume 2.
(d) The Encyclopedia Britannica, Volume 18.

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

3. What is Pnin dependent on using when he reaches the town in Chapter 1?
(a) His lap top.
(b) His inhaler.
(c) A prepared text.
(d) A dictionary.

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

5. How old was Pnin when he left his home country?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 25.

6. Where did Pnin meet his wife Liza?
(a) Paris.
(b) France.
(c) Russia.
(d) America.

7. What does the professor, who Pnin decides to track down in Chapter 3, teach at the college?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Fine Arts.
(c) Biology.
(d) Chemistry.

8. How does Pnin finally end up getting to the town in Chapter 1?
(a) He gets a ride from his brother.
(b) He gets a ride with a young couple.
(c) He gets a ride with a group of men.
(d) He gets a ride with a group of women.

9. What does Pnin not realize while he is traveling in Chapter 1?
(a) That he is not on the right boat.
(b) That he is not on the right plane.
(c) That he is not on the right train.
(d) That his car is not headed in the right direction.

10. What does the librarian tell Pnin in Chapter 3 that he refuses to take any responsibility for?
(a) Pnin refuses to pay his late fee.
(b) Pnin discovers that he is the one who requested the book.
(c) Pnin is adamant that he did not cause water damage to the book.
(d) Pnin is adamant that he did not rip one of the pages in the book.

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

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

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

14. What did Pnin try to do on his own in Chapter 1 rather than take other people's suggestions?
(a) Find a better route.
(b) Find the perfect suit.
(c) Write the perfect speech.
(d) Drive himself to the college.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pnin lose while he looks up the proper pronunciation of a word in the dictionary?

2. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?

3. What happened right before Pnin left his home country?

4. At the end of chapter 1, what poem does Pnin recall reciting in front of the entire school when he was a child?

5. In Chapter 3, how does Pnin feel about having to bring the book back to the library?

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