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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why do the host of the party and his wife have no children?
(a) The wife had cancer and is now infertile.
(b) The husband is infertile.
(c) They did not want any children.
(d) The wife is infertile due to some unspecified surgical complication.

2. When does Victor learn of Pnin's existence?
(a) Not until his parent's marriage has dissolved.
(b) He found his mom and Pnin's wedding picture the year before.
(c) He found a letter that Pnin had written his mother two years before.
(d) When he is a little boy.

3. In Chapter 5, whom does Pnin run into while getting ready to go for a swim?
(a) Varvara.
(b) His old friend Chateau.
(c) Susan.
(d) Laurence Clements.

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

5. Why did Liza decide to send Victor to a particular school in Chapter 4?
(a) She thought it was a nice compromise of art and science and had an easy going atmosphere.
(b) She thought it was a nice compromise of science and the atmosphere of the Roman Catholic Church.
(c) She thought it was a nice compromise of history and the atmosphere of the Lutheran Church.
(d) She thought it was a nice compromise between modern psychology and the atmosphere of the Greek Catholic Church.

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

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

8. For many years, what language have students not been particularly interested in learning?
(a) Russian.
(b) Polish.
(c) German.
(d) French.

9. At the party in Chapter 5, what book does Pnin end up getting into an argument with Bolotov over?
(a) "Pride and Prejudice".
(b) 'Anna Karenina'.
(c) "Call of the Wild".
(d) "Crime and Punishment".

10. In Chapter 5, who is the host of the party at the cabin?
(a) Oleg Komarov.
(b) Laurence Clements.
(c) Pyotr Dostoevsky.
(d) Alexandr Petrovich Kukolnikov.

11. Pnin does not have tenure yet. How does his position at the college still exist?
(a) By virtue of being attached to the German Department.
(b) By virtue of being attached to the Polish Department.
(c) By virtue of being attached to the French Department.
(d) By virtue of being attached to the Russian Department.

12. What is it about Victor that troubles his parents?
(a) He is always angry and they don't know why.
(b) He never talks and is very distant.
(c) He is peculiar; he is an exceptionally easy child.
(d) He gets into trouble a lot at school.

13. In Chapter 6, who has Pnin found a permanent housing solution from?
(a) A relative of his old landlords, the Sheppards.
(b) Professor Chateau.
(c) A relative of his old landlords, the Clementses.
(d) Al Cook.

14. In Chapter 6, how many roommates does Pnin have in the house he is renting?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Zero.

15. At the party in Chapter 5, what type of game do the guests play after dinner?
(a) Volleyball.
(b) Charades.
(c) Croquet.
(d) Badminton.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, when did the host of the party move to America?

2. Why does the staff at Victor's school keep his art teacher around?

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

4. In Chapter 5, why does the artist who Pnin meets not being incredibly social?

5. Before leaving Pnin's housewarming party, who tells him that he will probably lose his job at the college?

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