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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who introduces Pnin at the seminar?
(a) Judith Clyde.
(b) Janelle Cummings.
(c) Jane Corrinth.
(d) Janis Clements.

2. How would Pnin be described when he is drunk?
(a) Mean.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Sad.
(d) Humorous.

3. How would Pnin's laugh be described?
(a) Annoying.
(b) Screeching.
(c) Obnoxious.
(d) Infectious.

4. Why was Pnin made to sit in his bed for weeks with nothing to do when he was a child?
(a) He hurt his head.
(b) His parents and doctors were concerned about his lungs.
(c) His parents and doctors were concerned about his heart.
(d) He hurt his back.

5. By what means is Pnin traveling at the beginning of the book?
(a) Train.
(b) Boat.
(c) Airplane.
(d) Car.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a teacher, how would Pnin be described?

2. Why is Pnin traveling at the book opens?

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

4. What did Pnin try to do on his own in Chapter 1 rather than take other people's suggestions?

5. How would Pnin's English be described?

(see the answer key)

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