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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who helps Pnin to adapt his room at the Clementses' house to his own utility and personality?
(a) Laurence.
(b) One of his students.
(c) His brother.
(d) Mrs. Clement.

4. In Chapter 2, Pnin comes downstairs to complain about some annoyances. What does he see a fellow professor doing at the party?
(a) Stealing silverware.
(b) Kissing Mrs. Clements.
(c) Impersonating him.
(d) Drinking.

5. Whom does Pnin ask for the first time he calls to rent a room in Chapter 2?
(a) A Mrs. Earth."
(b) A "Mrs. Fire."
(c) A "Mrs. Water."
(d) A "Mrs. Wind."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is Pnin traveling at the book opens?

4. What does Pnin call World War II?

5. Where did Pnin meet his wife Liza?

(see the answer key)

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