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

2. What does Victor smell and hear at his school?
(a) Smells of chalk, ringing of whistles, and cries of children wanting to go home.
(b) Smells of old shoes, snapping of fingers, and laughter of children.
(c) Smells of incense, clanging of bells, and cries of children playing at recess.
(d) Smells of peppermint gum, banging of rulers, and whistling of the students.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who runs the school that Victor attends?

2. In Chapter 5, whom does Pnin run into while getting ready to go for a swim?

3. In Chapter 5, what do Pnin and the person he runs into before going on a swim talk about?

4. In Chapter, Bolotov is also at the party. What is the name of his wife?

5. In Chapter 5, why do the host of the party and his wife have no children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hagen tell Pnin before he leaves the party?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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