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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, 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.

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

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

4. After Pnin learns that one of his guests at his party is engaged, what does he wish?
(a) That he will never have to be married again.
(b) That he was still with Liza.
(c) That he might have once courted her.
(d) That he could be married too.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what university does Pnin learn his friend tried to get him a position at?

2. At the party in Chapter 5, where does Pnin know the other man who is close to his age from?

3. In Chapter 6, why there are only a few people at the housewarming party?

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

5. At the party in Chapter 5, after playing the game whom does Pnin talk with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How popular are Pnin's classes and how stable is his teaching position?

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

4. Describe Victor's art teacher, Lake.

5. How do Dr. Wind and Liza feel about their son?

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

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

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

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

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

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