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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What does Pnin use in Chapter 1 that is five years old and, therefore, obsolete?
(a) A list.
(b) A map.
(c) A schedule.
(d) A book.

4. What is Pnin's first name?
(a) Fredrick.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Timofey.

5. What does Pnin recommend Laurence get, telling him he will not regret it?
(a) Hair plugs put in.
(b) A hearing aid.
(c) His teeth pulled and replaced with dentures.
(d) A new suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Pnin leave his home country?

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

3. In Chapter 2, whom does Mrs. Clements invite Pnin to meet which he declines?

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

5. Whom does Pnin want to rent a room from in Chapter 2?

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