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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 recommend Laurence get, telling him he will not regret it?
(a) A hearing aid.
(b) His teeth pulled and replaced with dentures.
(c) A new suit.
(d) Hair plugs put in.

2. Where does Pnin make his first stop in Chapter 1 while traveling?
(a) Whitchurch.
(b) Williamsburg.
(c) Walbrook.
(d) Westwood.

3. Whom does Mrs. Clements tell she is looking to rent out her room?
(a) Mrs. Lawrence.
(b) Mrs. Thayer.
(c) Mrs. Taylor.
(d) Mrs. Thompson.

4. In Chapter 2, Pnin comes downstairs to complain about some annoyances. What does he see a fellow professor doing at the party?
(a) Impersonating him.
(b) Stealing silverware.
(c) Kissing Mrs. Clements.
(d) Drinking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What abstract field does Pnin have no interest of getting into teaching?

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

3. How serious is Pnin's condition?

4. What is Pnin's first name?

5. What does Laurence learn from Pnin, in Chapter 2, that helps to change how he feels about him?

(see the answer key)

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