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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 color is Van's terrycloth robe?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

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

3. Where does Van track down Rack?
(a) Rack is at his children's school when Van finds him.
(b) Van finds Rack at his music shop.
(c) Van tracks down Rack at a hotel, where he is with a lover.
(d) Rack is in the hospital where Van is sent.

4. What type of fur coat does Ada wear?
(a) Sea otter.
(b) Fox.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Mink.

5. What do the two kids who find Marina's pressed-flower book decide to do with it?
(a) Add more flowers to it.
(b) Destroy it.
(c) Hide it.
(d) Put it in a museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ada like to paint pictures of from a book?

2. Where does Van spend his free time while he is staying at Cordula's?

3. What gift does Dan give Ada for her birthday?

4. What does the newspaper Van's father is reading at the airport say?

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

(see the answer key)

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