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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?
(a) Paris.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) London.
(d) Athens.

3. What is Pnin's first name?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Fredrick.
(d) Timofey.

4. What abstract field does Pnin have no interest of getting into teaching?
(a) Linguistics.
(b) History.
(c) Phonetics.
(d) Mathematics.

5. Where did Pnin meet his wife Liza?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Paris.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Pnin traveling at the book opens?

3. How does Mrs. Clements react to Laurence not wanting Pnin to stay in their house?

4. While on his way to the town in Chapter 1, what is Pnin horrified about the possibility of losing?

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

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