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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the party in Chapter 5, after playing the game whom does Pnin talk with?
(a) Roza Shpolyanski.
(b) Mira Belochkin.
(c) Professor Chateau.
(d) Gramineev.

2. In Chapter 5, whom is this type of gathering common among?
(a) Polish immigrants.
(b) German immigrants.
(c) Russian immigrants.
(d) French immigrants.

3. How are both of Victor's parents described in Chapter 4 as being?
(a) Annoying.
(b) Worrisome.
(c) Psychoanalytical.
(d) Mean.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, who has Pnin found a permanent housing solution from?

2. At the end of Chapter 6, what is Pnin worried that he broke while cleaning up after the housewarming party?

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

4. What is the name of Victor's art teacher?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Al Cook's wife and why do they not have children?

2. What do Roza Shpolyanski and Pnin talk about at the party in Chapter 5?

3. Why does Liza decide to send Victor to school at St. Bartholomew's?

4. What does Victor Wind fantasize about during school?

5. What has happened with Dr. Eric Wind and Liza in Chapter 4?

6. Where is the cabin located that Pnin is headed to at beginning of Chapter 5, and why is he going there?

7. What are a few examples of what the students at Waindell College do at the beginning of every year?

8. Who is the host of the party at the cabin in Chapter 5?

9. Where is Pnin living in Chapter 6 and how does he feel about it?

10. Who are a few of the people who are attending the party in Chapter 5 with whom Pnin is acquainted?

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