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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Victor is happy about the book that Pnin picked out for him. Whom does he mistake its author for?

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

3. Why does Pnin not use the detailed directions that were given to him to get to the cabin?

4. What war is America in the midst of in Chapter 6?

5. Why did Liza decide to send Victor to a particular school in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are some of the people that Pnin invites to his housewarming party in Chapter 6?

3. Why might Pnin's teaching position be in jeopardy at the college?

4. What happens to Pnin while traveling to the cabin in Chapter 5?

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

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

7. What are the ages of the men and women who are at the party in comparison to Pnin?

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

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

10. Who is the artist that Pnin meets while going for a swim in the lake, and what does Pnin wish after meeting him?

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