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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Pnin born?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Poland.
(d) France.

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

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

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

5. How serious is Pnin's condition?
(a) Not serious at all.
(b) Not terribly serious.
(c) Life-threatening.
(d) Very serious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pnin not realize while he is traveling in Chapter 1?

2. What does Pnin have because the man will not give him his bag back in Chapter 1?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, to what town is Pnin headed?

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

5. Why can't Pnin get his bag back from the man in Chapter 1?

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