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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Laurence want Pnin to stay in his house?
(a) He hates Pnin.
(b) He thinks Pnin is dirty.
(c) He thinks Pnin is mean.
(d) He thinks Pnin is strange.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?

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

4. How would Pnin's English be described?

5. At the end of chapter 1, what poem does Pnin recall reciting in front of the entire school when he was a child?

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