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

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

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

4. In Chapter 6, how is Pnin feeling about his lack of students this semester?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Annoyed.

5. In Chapter 6, where has Pnin's friend, who heads the department his job is attached to, accepted a new post at?
(a) Warsaw University.
(b) Samson University.
(c) Seaboard University.
(d) Waindell College.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the party in Chapter 5, who quickly changes the subject when Bolotov and Pnin begin to argue?

2. In Chapter 5, what is the actual name that the host of the party goes by?

3. What is it about Victor that troubles his parents?

4. In Chapter 5, where is the cabin that Pnin is headed to located?

5. In Chapter 4, who does Pnin now rent a house from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Victor.

2. Who runs St. Bartholomew's? Describe in detail.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Victor Wind fantasize about during school?

10. Why is Pnin somewhat sad after visiting with Betty Bliss?

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