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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Laurence learn from Pnin, in Chapter 2, that helps to change how he feels about him?
(a) Swedish body language.
(b) Polish gestures.
(c) French facial expressions.
(d) Russian gestures.

4. Why was Pnin made to sit in his bed for weeks with nothing to do when he was a child?
(a) His parents and doctors were concerned about his lungs.
(b) He hurt his head.
(c) His parents and doctors were concerned about his heart.
(d) He hurt his back.

5. In what year did Pnin leave his home country?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1912.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Pnin meet his wife Liza?

2. Where does Pnin make his first stop in Chapter 1 while traveling?

3. What is Pnin's first name?

4. What does Pnin use in Chapter 1 that is five years old and, therefore, obsolete?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 1, to what town is Pnin headed?

(see the answer key)

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