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

2. Where does Van hear Ada say "chort" or "devil"?
(a) At the zoo.
(b) At a picnic.
(c) In the library.
(d) At the dentist.

3. What restaurant do Cordula and Van order food from?
(a) Nauru.
(b) Tuvalu.
(c) Monaco.
(d) Malta.

4. What are the "three C's" Lucette says were talked about at Ada's house?
(a) Comedy, Coleridge, and cabbage.
(b) Children, country, and complaints.
(c) Cubism, communism, and cabaret.
(d) Cactuses, cattle, and cooking.

5. Who is Van's second for the duel?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Karl.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Paulo.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Van see on the train?

4. What word does Greg seem to like to use?

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

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