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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. How long does Van spend in Cordula's Manhattan flat?
(a) A week.
(b) A year.
(c) Six months.
(d) A month.

2. On his way to catch the train to Luga, Mayne, to resume school, what excuse does Van make to stop the car to meet Ada?
(a) Washing in a stream.
(b) Buying a new hat and coat.
(c) Buying a book for Marina.
(d) Picking some mushrooms for his father.

3. How do Ada and Van keep their correspondence secret?
(a) They write letters in disappearing ink.
(b) They deliver letters only in person and burn them after reading.
(c) They write letters reversed and read them in mirrors.
(d) They write letters in code.

4. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of Van's books?
(a) Furnished Space.
(b) Terransmigration.
(c) Clairvoyerism.
(d) The Texture of Time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What restaurant do Cordula and Van order food from?

2. Why does Ada want to give Lucette a bath?

3. What does the research assistant leave near Muldoon that reveals the blind man perceives colors?

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

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

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