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

2. What does Pnin not realize while he is traveling in Chapter 1?
(a) That he is not on the right boat.
(b) That he is not on the right train.
(c) That he is not on the right plane.
(d) That his car is not headed in the right direction.

3. At the end of chapter 1, what poem does Pnin recall reciting in front of the entire school when he was a child?
(a) Pasternak's poems.
(b) Mayakovsky's poems.
(c) Brodsky's poems.
(d) Pushkin's poems.

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

5. What country did Pnin leave right before coming to America?
(a) Germany.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) Switzerland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pnin like to put in the Clementses' washing machine?

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

3. What does Pnin recommend Laurence get, telling him he will not regret it?

4. What does Pnin have because the man will not give him his bag back in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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