View a FREE sample

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 does the artist who Pnin meets not being incredibly social?
(a) She is painting.
(b) She is trying to eat.
(c) He is painting.
(d) He is trying to eat.

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

3. In Chapter 5, who is the host of the party at the cabin?
(a) Pyotr Dostoevsky.
(b) Oleg Komarov.
(c) Alexandr Petrovich Kukolnikov.
(d) Laurence Clements.

4. Who arrives early to the housewarming party to assist Pnin with the preparations?
(a) Joan Clements.
(b) Al Cook.
(c) Betty Bliss.
(d) Varvara.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. At the party in Chapter 5, what type of game do the guests play after dinner?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the character of Victor.

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

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. What does Pnin give to Victor during their first meeting?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 868 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample