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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Like many people from his home country, with what does Pnin have a fascination?
(a) Complicated mathematic problems.
(b) American customs.
(c) Different languages.
(d) Complicated maps, tables, and schedules that are used to navigate train systems.

5. What happened right before Pnin left his home country?
(a) His sister died.
(b) His wife died.
(c) His girlfriend died.
(d) His parents died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What abstract field does Pnin have no interest of getting into teaching?

2. Who helps Pnin to salvage his trip in Chapter 1?

3. In what year did Pnin leave his home country?

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

5. Mrs. Clements was in the same city as Pnin in 1919, what was she doing there?

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