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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Chapters 14-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Van takes a walk after first arriving at Ardis Hall, who does he run into?
(a) His former governess and his cousin Lucette.
(b) His two cousins, Ada and Lucette.
(c) Dark Veen.
(d) His aunt and his father.

2. Who is Van's first sexual experience with?
(a) A girl who works at the movie theater.
(b) A prostitute and young helper at the corner shop.
(c) A girl in his class at school.
(d) A prostitute who works as a barmaid.

3. Why does Ada tell stories at meals?
(a) To prevent her mother from overtaking the conversation.
(b) To impress Van.
(c) To show off her superiority to Lucette.
(d) To distract herself from the awful food.

4. What Russian writer is quoted in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Dostoyevski.
(b) Pushkin.
(c) Tolstoy.
(d) Chekhov.

5. At the table at Ardis Hall, who does Lucette sit between?
(a) Ada and Van.
(b) Van and Marina.
(c) Marina and the governess.
(d) Ada and the governess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question of Van's does Ada not answer in Chapter 12?

2. Where is Van and Ada's first sexual encounter?

3. Over the thirteen years preceding Aqua's death, how much does Van calculate that he's spent with her?

4. What does Baron d'Onsky try to buy from Demon?

5. In what Manhattan landmark building did Dan propose to Marina in 1871?

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