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

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

3. While on his way to the town in Chapter 1, what is Pnin horrified about the possibility of losing?
(a) His satchel.
(b) His suitcase.
(c) His book bag.
(d) His brief case.

4. As a teacher, how would Pnin be described?
(a) Humble.
(b) Pompous.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Confident.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the college where Pnin is a professor?

2. Where was Pnin born?

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

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

5. How would Pnin's English be described?

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