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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Pnin try to do on his own in Chapter 1 rather than take other people's suggestions?
(a) Write the perfect speech.
(b) Find a better route.
(c) Drive himself to the college.
(d) Find the perfect suit.

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

3. Why can't Pnin get his bag back from the man in Chapter 1?
(a) The man has dementia.
(b) The man wants to keep the bag for himself.
(c) The man does not understand Pnin's imperfect English.
(d) The man does not like foreign people.

4. After showing his students a film, what does Pnin's student, Betty Bliss, remark that he looks like from the film?
(a) Moses.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Buddha.
(d) George Washington.

5. Where does Pnin make his first stop in Chapter 1 while traveling?
(a) Westwood.
(b) Whitchurch.
(c) Williamsburg.
(d) Walbrook.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What country did Pnin leave right before coming to America?

3. At the end of chapter 1, what poem does Pnin recall reciting in front of the entire school when he was a child?

4. How serious is Pnin's condition?

5. Whom does Pnin want to rent a room from in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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