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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Victor in Chapter 4?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Thirteen.

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

3. 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.

4. What is the name of the school that Victor attends?
(a) St. Lucas's.
(b) St. Thomas's.
(c) St. Marcus's.
(d) St. Bart's.

5. In Chapter 6, who will replace Pnin's friend as department head?
(a) Dr. Falternfels.
(b) Dr. Kukolnikov.
(c) Dr. Hagen.
(d) Dr. Chateau.

6. How old are most of the men attending the party in Chapter 5?
(a) Well into their sixties or older.
(b) About mid-forties.
(c) Around thirty.
(d) Most in their fifties.

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

8. In Chapter 6, how soon before the party does Pnin begin preparing food and drinks?
(a) A week before.
(b) A few minutes before.
(c) A day before.
(d) Hours before.

9. At the party in Chapter 5, who quickly changes the subject when Bolotov and Pnin begin to argue?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Alena.
(c) Varvara.
(d) Susan.

10. In Chapter 6, what do pranksters vandalize in the humanities building?
(a) Pnin's classroom.
(b) Water fountains.
(c) The bathrooms.
(d) Statues.

11. 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) The good times they had living together.
(c) How good the food is.
(d) The annoyances of life as a teacher.

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

13. In Chapter 5, whom does Pnin meet at the cabin who is an artist?
(a) Chateau.
(b) Varvara.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Gramineev.

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

15. When does Victor go to visit Pnin in Chapter 4?
(a) Over the Christmas holiday.
(b) He cuts class.
(c) His school break.
(d) He fakes sick and then sneaks off.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pnin take Victor after picking him up from the train station?

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

3. In Chapter 6, how is Pnin feeling about his lack of students this semester?

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

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

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