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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 does Lucette say she feels when she runs into Van?
(a) Relieved and guilty.
(b) Happy and sad.
(c) Angry and bitter.
(d) Annoyed but grateful.

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

3. How long do Van and Ada give Lucette to memorize eight lines of poetry?
(a) Twenty minutes.
(b) Ninety minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) Two hours.

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

5. How does the blind Spencer Muldoon describe colors?
(a) As "strong" or "weak."
(b) As "expansive" or "internal."
(c) As "big" or "small."
(d) As "fat" or "thin."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Van see on the train?

2. Where does Van track down Rack?

3. What is Cordula doing when Van runs into her?

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

5. What was Van wearing the first time she glimpsed him, before they met?

(see the answer key)

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