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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Like many people from his home country, with what does Pnin have a fascination?
(a) American customs.
(b) Complicated mathematic problems.
(c) Different languages.
(d) Complicated maps, tables, and schedules that are used to navigate train systems.

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

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) Brodsky's poems.
(b) Pasternak's poems.
(c) Mayakovsky's poems.
(d) Pushkin's poems.

4. What city did Pnin end up in 1919?
(a) Paris.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) London.
(d) Athens.

5. What did Pnin try to do on his own in Chapter 1 rather than take other people's suggestions?
(a) Find a better route.
(b) Find the perfect suit.
(c) Drive himself to the college.
(d) Write the perfect speech.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Clements seem to feel about what Pnin puts in her washing machine?

2. What does Pnin use in Chapter 1 that is five years old and, therefore, obsolete?

3. While on his way to the town in Chapter 1, what is Pnin horrified about the possibility of losing?

4. What is Pnin's first name?

5. What does Pnin call World War II?

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