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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pnin finally end up getting to the town in Chapter 1?
(a) He gets a ride from his brother.
(b) He gets a ride with a group of women.
(c) He gets a ride with a young couple.
(d) He gets a ride with a group of men.

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

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

4. How soon after Mrs. Clements tells Pnin he can stay at their house does Pnin arrive?
(a) Ten minutes later.
(b) A half hour later.
(c) A day later.
(d) Two hours later.

5. Who helps Pnin to adapt his room at the Clementses' house to his own utility and personality?
(a) Mrs. Clement.
(b) One of his students.
(c) Laurence.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where were Pnin and his wife Liza staying when she met Dr. Wind, the man she ends up leaving Pnin for?

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

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

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