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

2. How does Pnin feel about Betty Bliss?
(a) She makes him nervous.
(b) He has a crush on her.
(c) He dislikes her.
(d) She annoys him.

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

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

5. Why can't Pnin get his bag back from the man in Chapter 1?
(a) The man has dementia.
(b) The man wants to keep the bag for himself.
(c) The man does not understand Pnin's imperfect English.
(d) The man does not like foreign people.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Pnin comes downstairs to complain about some annoyances. What does he see a fellow professor doing at the party?

2. What does Pnin call World War II?

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

4. Why was Pnin made to sit in his bed for weeks with nothing to do when he was a child?

5. By what means is Pnin traveling at the beginning of the book?

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