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

2. In Chapter 4, who does Pnin now rent a house from?
(a) The Clements brothers.
(b) The Lawerence brothers.
(c) The Crawford brothers.
(d) The Sheppard brothers.

3. In Chapter 6, why there are only a few people at the housewarming party?
(a) Several people declined.
(b) Pnin didn't want a big party.
(c) Pnin gave out bad directions to his house.
(d) The flu is going around and many people are sick.

4. In Chapter 6, whom does Pnin invite over for a housewarming party?
(a) Hagen, the Clementses, Betty Bliss, and the Thayers.
(b) Professor Chateau, Al Cook, Susan, and the Clementses.
(c) Betty Bliss, Al Cook, Varvara, and Hagen.
(d) The Thayers, Gramineev, Varvara, and the Shpolyanskis.

5. After everyone leaves Pnin's housewarming, what does he immediately begin to do?
(a) Wash dishes.
(b) Take a bath.
(c) Call Victor.
(d) Vacuum.

6. In Chapter 4, what does Pnin buy Victor in preparation for his visit?
(a) A volleyball and a novel by Jane Austen.
(b) A football and a novel by Jack London.
(c) A basketball and a novel by Mark Twain.
(d) A baseball and a novel by Ernest Hemmingway.

7. In Chapter 4, who has Liza left Dr. Wind for and is preparing to marry?
(a) A Russian.
(b) An Englishman.
(c) A Frenchman.
(d) An Australian.

8. 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.

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

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

11. At the end of Chapter 6, what does Pnin drop onto a pile of dishes?
(a) A book.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A golf ball.
(d) A nutcracker.

12. What is one of the chief attractions of the party at the cabin?
(a) The river.
(b) The brook.
(c) The reservoir.
(d) The lake.

13. Why does the staff at Victor's school keep his art teacher around?
(a) Because he is the son of the dean.
(b) Because he has tenure and cannot be fired.
(c) Because he's an excellent teacher.
(d) Because there is something trendy about having a "distinguished freak" around.

14. Who runs the school that Victor attends?
(a) An Episcopalian clergyman.
(b) A renowned artist.
(c) A man with a doctorate from Harvard.
(d) A Catholic priest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, whom does Pnin meet at the cabin who is an artist?

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

3. At the party in Chapter 5, where does Pnin know the other man who is close to his age from?

4. How does the fall semester at Pnin's college begin?

5. Who arrives early to the housewarming party to assist Pnin with the preparations?

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