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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How soon after Mrs. Clements tells Pnin he can stay at their house does Pnin arrive?
(a) Ten minutes later.
(b) A day later.
(c) Two hours later.
(d) A half hour later.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Pnin when he left his home country?

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

3. Where were Pnin and his wife Liza staying when she met Dr. Wind, the man she ends up leaving Pnin for?

4. Where was Pnin born?

5. Who stayed in the room before Pnin at the Clementses' house?

(see the answer key)

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