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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Chapters 21-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gymnastic trick does Van help Lucette do?
(a) Walk on her hands.
(b) Do a somersault.
(c) Do a cartwheel.
(d) Balance-walk on a tree branch.

2. Where is Van and Ada's first sexual encounter?
(a) In a pond.
(b) In Van's room.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In an apple tree.

3. Who made up the games that Ana describes in Chapter 8?
(a) The governess.
(b) Lucette.
(c) Ana.
(d) Van.

4. What was Van wearing the first time she glimpsed him, before they met?
(a) A black formal suit, hat, and gloves.
(b) A gray shirt and shorts.
(c) A bathing suit and green towel.
(d) A white sailor suit and blue cap.

5. What does Ada like to paint pictures of from a book?
(a) Birds.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Butterflies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is at home when Van first arrives at Ardis Hall?

2. What Russian writer is quoted in the beginning of the novel?

3. Why does Ada tell stories at meals?

4. What figures are prominent in Ada's early memories of learning about male anatomy and sex?

5. Why does Greg come to Marina's house?

(see the answer key)

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