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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of chapter 1, what poem does Pnin recall reciting in front of the entire school when he was a child?
(a) Pushkin's poems.
(b) Brodsky's poems.
(c) Mayakovsky's poems.
(d) Pasternak's poems.

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

3. Why doesn't Laurence want Pnin to stay in his house?
(a) He thinks Pnin is dirty.
(b) He thinks Pnin is mean.
(c) He hates Pnin.
(d) He thinks Pnin is strange.

4. Who helps Pnin to salvage his trip in Chapter 1?
(a) The flight attendant.
(b) A truck driver.
(c) The train conductor.
(d) The boat captain.

5. Who stayed in the room before Pnin at the Clementses' house?
(a) An old lady.
(b) An old man.
(c) A young girl.
(d) A young boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pnin have because the man will not give him his bag back in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. What does Pnin like to put in the Clementses' washing machine?

5. In Chapter 2, Pnin comes downstairs to complain about some annoyances. What does he see a fellow professor doing at the party?

(see the answer key)

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