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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pnin's class size compare to other classes in the college?
(a) Large.
(b) Very large.
(c) Small.
(d) Average.

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

3. What is the name of the librarian at Pnin's college?
(a) Mrs. Wind.
(b) Mrs. Clements.
(c) Mrs. Thayer.
(d) Mrs. Bliss.

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

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

6. IIn Chapter 3, where have the Clementses gone to visit someone?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Alabama.
(c) New York.
(d) An anonymous "Western state."

7. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?
(a) Paris.
(b) Athens.
(c) London.
(d) Constantinople.

8. Why is Pnin traveling at the book opens?
(a) To audit a class.
(b) To perform in a play.
(c) To take a test.
(d) To deliver a lecture.

9. What is Laurence Clements, a fellow professor of Pnin's, most popular course at college?
(a) Studying facial expressions.
(b) Analyzing gestures.
(c) Studying body language.
(d) Analyzing handwriting.

10. What does Pnin like to put in the Clementses' washing machine?
(a) His socks.
(b) His shirts.
(c) Things that don't belong, like shoes.
(d) His pants.

11. What does Pnin have because the man will not give him his bag back in Chapter 1?
(a) A stroke.
(b) A nervous break down.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) A seizure.

12. Who is sitting near Pnin while he is traveling in Chapter 1?
(a) A priest, and two businessmen.
(b) A soldier, and two mothers with their children.
(c) A young couple.
(d) His brother and nephew.

13. What brings Pnin to tears at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A documentary about life in Russia.
(b) A letter from Liza.
(c) A paper that one of his students wrote.
(d) A documentary about life in Germany.

14. Why did Liza pretend that she wanted to be back with Pnin even though she was carrying Dr. Wind's child?
(a) She wanted Pnin to buy her a house.
(b) She wanted to hurt Pnin.
(c) She was using Pnin to help pay for her passage to the U.S.
(d) She wanted Pnin to pay for the medical bills.

15. Where does Pnin make his first stop in Chapter 1 while traveling?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Whitchurch.
(c) Walbrook.
(d) Westwood.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what means is Pnin traveling at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Pnin miss while getting something to eat in Chapter 1?

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

4. How would Pnin's laugh be described?

5. Where did Pnin meet his wife Liza?

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