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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what is the actual name that the host of the party goes by?
(a) Ollie Koma.
(b) Al Cook.
(c) Larry Clements.
(d) Pete Dost.

2. In Chapter 5, why does the artist who Pnin meets not being incredibly social?
(a) He is trying to eat.
(b) He is painting.
(c) She is painting.
(d) She is trying to eat.

3. At the party in Chapter 5, where does Pnin know the other man who is close to his age from?
(a) Paris University.
(b) University of Berlin.
(c) The University of Prague.
(d) Warsaw University.

4. In Chapter 5, what do Pnin and the person he runs into before going on a swim talk about?
(a) How good the food is.
(b) The good times they had living together.
(c) The annoyances of life as a teacher.
(d) The time they went out years ago.

5. What does Victor, the son of Liza Wind, fantasize about to escape the boredom of his everyday life at school?
(a) Being the most popular boy in school.
(b) Being the son of some great, though distant, king.
(c) Having lots of money.
(d) Being a super hero.

6. How is Victor's art teacher described in Chapter 4?
(a) Mean.
(b) Annoying.
(c) Conventional.
(d) Unconventional.

7. At the party in Chapter 5, who is the other man, beside Pnin, that is also considered a youngster?
(a) Eric Wind.
(b) Oleg Komarov.
(c) Laurence Clements.
(d) Professor Chateau.

8. How does the man who runs Victor's school treat the children?
(a) Sternly.
(b) Happily.
(c) Gently.
(d) With minimal tolerance.

9. What is the name of Pnin's friend who heads the department that Pnin's job is attached to?
(a) Professor Kukolnikov.
(b) Professor Chateau.
(c) Professor Clements.
(d) Professor Hagen.

10. At the party in Chapter 5, what is the name of the host's wife?
(a) Sarah Martin.
(b) Susan Marshall.
(c) Patty Lawrence.
(d) Tammy Fallon.

11. Pnin and Victor had already been corresponding, what does Victor think of Pnin from his letters?
(a) He is an impressive man.
(b) He is amazing.
(c) He is odd.
(d) He is hilarious.

12. In Chapter, Bolotov is also at the party. What is the name of his wife?
(a) Alena.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Varvara.
(d) Tatyana.

13. In Chapter 6, what does Pnin do with his extra time since he doesn't have as many classes to teach?
(a) Eat.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Chat with other professors.
(d) Independent research.

14. In Chapter 6, where has Pnin's friend, who heads the department his job is attached to, accepted a new post at?
(a) Seaboard University.
(b) Waindell College.
(c) Warsaw University.
(d) Samson University.

15. In Chapter 4, what is the nature of Victor and Pnin's conversation during dinner?
(a) No conversation.
(b) Somewhat strained.
(c) Lively.
(d) Engaging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Victor's art teacher encourage him to do?

2. In Chapter 5, whom is this type of gathering common among?

3. What is one of the chief attractions of the party at the cabin?

4. In Chapter 6, how soon before the party does Pnin begin preparing food and drinks?

5. What is the name of the school that Victor attends?

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