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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would Pnin's English be described?
(a) Okay.
(b) Greatly improved.
(c) Very poor.
(d) Perfectly fluent.

2. What does Pnin like to put in the Clementses' washing machine?
(a) His pants.
(b) His shirts.
(c) His socks.
(d) Things that don't belong, like shoes.

3. How old was Pnin when he left his home country?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 25.

4. Mrs. Clements was in the same city as Pnin in 1919, what was she doing there?
(a) Studying at a university.
(b) Working as a waitress.
(c) Teaching at a university.
(d) Living with her grandparents.

5. By what means is Pnin traveling at the beginning of the book?
(a) Train.
(b) Car.
(c) Boat.
(d) Airplane.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Laurence Clements wife's name?

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

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

5. Who is sitting near Pnin while he is traveling in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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