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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. How would Pnin's laugh be described?
(a) Screeching.
(b) Obnoxious.
(c) Infectious.
(d) Annoying.
2. What does Pnin not realize while he is traveling in Chapter 1?
(a) That his car is not headed in the right direction.
(b) That he is not on the right plane.
(c) That he is not on the right train.
(d) That he is not on the right boat.
3. By what means is Pnin traveling at the beginning of the book?
(a) Car.
(b) Boat.
(c) Airplane.
(d) Train.
4. What happened right before Pnin left his home country?
(a) His parents died.
(b) His wife died.
(c) His sister died.
(d) His girlfriend died.
5. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?
(a) Jane.
(b) Janis.
(c) Judith.
(d) Joan.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Pnin feel about Betty Bliss?
2. Why did Liza pretend that she wanted to be back with Pnin even though she was carrying Dr. Wind's child?
3. What does Pnin recommend Laurence get, telling him he will not regret it?
4. Why does Pnin decide to track down a certain professor in Chapter 3?
5. Why can't Pnin get his bag back from the man in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Pnin tell Joan about his background in Chapter 2?
2. What does the library request of Pnin in Chapter 3?
3. What poem does Pnin discuss with his class in Chapter 3?
4. What happens when Pnin tries to get his suitcase back from the man at the station in Chapter 1?
5. What procedure does Pnin have done in Chapter 2 that leaves him very pleased?
6. Where is Pnin headed at the beginning of Chapter 1?
7. What other people occupy Pnin's coach on the train in Chapter 1?
8. What is an example of one of Pnin's less pleasant quirks? Describe in detail.
9. What does Pnin almost encounter when he comes down the stairs during the Clementses' party in Chapter 2?
10. What does Pnin discover from the librarian that is surprising to him in Chapter 3?
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