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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what is the nature of Victor and Pnin's conversation during dinner?
(a) Lively.
(b) No conversation.
(c) Somewhat strained.
(d) Engaging.

2. In Chapter 6, what country is the department head's replacement from?
(a) Austria.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) Australia.

3. How does the man who runs Victor's school treat the children?
(a) Sternly.
(b) Happily.
(c) Gently.
(d) With minimal tolerance.

4. At the party in Chapter 5, who quickly changes the subject when Bolotov and Pnin begin to argue?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Susan.
(c) Alena.
(d) Varvara.

5. For many years, what language have students not been particularly interested in learning?
(a) Polish.
(b) German.
(c) Russian.
(d) French.

6. When does Victor learn of Pnin's existence?
(a) When he is a little boy.
(b) He found a letter that Pnin had written his mother two years before.
(c) He found his mom and Pnin's wedding picture the year before.
(d) Not until his parent's marriage has dissolved.

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

8. Why does Pnin not use the detailed directions that were given to him to get to the cabin?
(a) He decides to forgo them in favor of the advice of a local.
(b) He wants to find the cabin by himself.
(c) He wants to use his new map.
(d) He doesn't trust the person who gave him the directions.

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

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

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

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

13. In Chapter 5, where is the cabin that Pnin is headed to located?
(a) The Willows.
(b) The Birches.
(c) The Aspens.
(d) The Pines.

14. After everyone leaves Pnin's housewarming, what does he immediately begin to do?
(a) Call Victor.
(b) Vacuum.
(c) Take a bath.
(d) Wash dishes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, where has Pnin's friend, who heads the department his job is attached to, accepted a new post at?

3. What is the name of Victor's art teacher?

4. How is Victor's art teacher described in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 5, why does the artist who Pnin meets not being incredibly social?

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