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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pnin have because the man will not give him his bag back in Chapter 1?
(a) A stroke.
(b) A seizure.
(c) A nervous break down.
(d) A heart attack.

2. 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 the perfect suit.
(c) Drive himself to the college.
(d) Find a better route.

3. What does Pnin not realize while he is traveling in Chapter 1?
(a) That his car is not headed in the right direction.
(b) That he is not on the right plane.
(c) That he is not on the right train.
(d) That he is not on the right boat.

4. What does Pnin miss while getting something to eat in Chapter 1?
(a) His bus.
(b) His taxi.
(c) His connecting flight.
(d) His connecting train.

5. Of what language is Pnin a professor?
(a) Russian.
(b) German.
(c) Polish.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Like many people from his home country, with what does Pnin have a fascination?

2. What does Pnin use in Chapter 1 that is five years old and, therefore, obsolete?

3. Why is Pnin traveling at the book opens?

4. Why was Pnin made to sit in his bed for weeks with nothing to do when he was a child?

5. How would Pnin's laugh be described?

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