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

2. What is Pnin dependent on using when he reaches the town in Chapter 1?
(a) A dictionary.
(b) His lap top.
(c) His inhaler.
(d) A prepared text.

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

4. In Chapter 2, whom does Mrs. Clements invite Pnin to meet which he declines?
(a) Professor Wind.
(b) Professor Entwistle.
(c) Professor Thayer.
(d) Professor Bliss.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did Pnin leave right before coming to America?

2. Mrs. Clements was in the same city as Pnin in 1919, what was she doing there?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, to what town is Pnin headed?

4. Why doesn't Laurence want Pnin to stay in his house?

5. How does Mrs. Clements react to Laurence not wanting Pnin to stay in their house?

(see the answer key)

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