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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 feeling does Van have while he tries to walk on his hands?
(a) That his arms are disconnected from his body.
(b) That his neck is as versatile as a tail.
(c) That his left arm is shorter than his right.
(d) That, while inverted, he is walking on Terra.

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

3. Why does Ada want to give Lucette a bath?
(a) Because Lucette hates baths.
(b) To escape from her for a few minutes.
(c) To attempt to drown her.
(d) Because Lucette smells bad.

4. What names does Nabokov use for the world of the novel?
(a) Demonia and Antiterra.
(b) Shadia and Paradisia.
(c) Elysium and Hel.
(d) Terrafirma and Terraductile.

5. Who does Van challenge to a duel?
(a) A waiter who addresses him insolently at dinner.
(b) A belhop who drops his luggage at the hotel.
(c) A captain he accidentally bumps into leaving the train.
(d) A duke who steps on his toes on the train.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Van track down Rack?

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

3. How long do Van and Ada give Lucette to memorize eight lines of poetry?

4. Who is visiting Villa Venus, causing it to be overrun with police?

5. Who does Van see on the train?

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