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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Cordula doing the first time Van tries to walk on his hands after his injury?
(a) She is reading a book.
(b) She is brushing her hair.
(c) She is in the bath.
(d) She is sleeping.

2. To what drink does Van attribute his boyish look?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Beer.
(d) Scotch.

3. How does the blind Spencer Muldoon describe colors?
(a) As "strong" or "weak."
(b) As "expansive" or "internal."
(c) As "big" or "small."
(d) As "fat" or "thin."

4. What is done with Marina's body after she dies?
(a) It is buried at Ardis Hall.
(b) It is donated to science.
(c) It is buried next to her husband.
(d) It is cremated.

5. How long do Van and Ada give Lucette to memorize eight lines of poetry?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Ninety minutes.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) An hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Van wearing the first time she glimpsed him, before they met?

2. Where does Van hear Ada say "chort" or "devil"?

3. Why does the governess decide to stay in bed for five days?

4. Who does Van write a letter to, to be sent in case he is killed in the duel?

5. What are the "three C's" Lucette says were talked about at Ada's house?

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