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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 flight.
(b) His connecting train.
(c) His taxi.
(d) His bus.

2. What is Laurence Clements, a fellow professor of Pnin's, most popular course at college?
(a) Studying body language.
(b) Analyzing gestures.
(c) Studying facial expressions.
(d) Analyzing handwriting.

3. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?
(a) Jane.
(b) Janis.
(c) Joan.
(d) Judith.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What abstract field does Pnin have no interest of getting into teaching?

2. What does Pnin call World War II?

3. Whom does Pnin ask for the first time he calls to rent a room in Chapter 2?

4. What is Pnin's first name?

5. How does Mrs. Clements seem to feel about what Pnin puts in her washing machine?

(see the answer key)

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