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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Greg seem to like to use?
(a) Horrid.
(b) Grotesque.
(c) Terrible.
(d) Awful.

2. Who quips to Veen that he doesn't really need two women?
(a) Margo.
(b) Paulo.
(c) Flora.
(d) Aster.

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

4. What does VPL stand for?
(a) Very Private Letters.
(b) Veen Partners Limited.
(c) Valuing Personal Liabilities.
(d) Variegated Plastic Linings.

5. Who does the woman on the boat mistake Van for?
(a) Sidney Star.
(b) Vivian Vale.
(c) Drew Dawson.
(d) Avery Andrews.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Van track down Rack?

2. When Demon is sixty, how old is his Spanish lover?

3. What is Cordula doing the first time Van tries to walk on his hands after his injury?

4. Who does Van see on the train?

5. What year are most of the photos that Van and Ada view together taken?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Cordula's conversation like?

2. What excuse does Van make up to have time alone with Ada?

3. In Marina's last days, why is Van planning a trip to America?

4. What does Van do after leaving Demon?

5. How does Van characterize to Greg his relationship with Ada?

6. What tragedy happened at the Villa Venus in Souvenir, Missouri?

7. What does Van plan to do in the duel?

8. What were the reviews of Van's first book like?

9. Why does Van need to go back for more surgery?

10. What does Lucette say about Ada's hands?

(see the answer keys)

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