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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the college where Pnin is a professor?
(a) Wagner.
(b) Walden.
(c) Waindell.
(d) Washington.

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

3. Why doesn't Laurence want Pnin to stay in his house?
(a) He thinks Pnin is dirty.
(b) He hates Pnin.
(c) He thinks Pnin is strange.
(d) He thinks Pnin is mean.

4. At the end of chapter 1, what poem does Pnin recall reciting in front of the entire school when he was a child?
(a) Brodsky's poems.
(b) Mayakovsky's poems.
(c) Pasternak's poems.
(d) Pushkin's poems.

5. What country did Pnin leave right before coming to America?
(a) France.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Liza's profession when she met Pnin?

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

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

4. How does Pnin finally end up getting to the town in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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