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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. Where does Van track down Rack?
(a) Van finds Rack at his music shop.
(b) Rack is at his children's school when Van finds him.
(c) Rack is in the hospital where Van is sent.
(d) Van tracks down Rack at a hotel, where he is with a lover.

2. Where does Van spend his free time while he is staying at Cordula's?
(a) The public library.
(b) The university.
(c) The local park.
(d) The art museum.

3. Who does Van write a letter to, to be sent in case he is killed in the duel?
(a) His father.
(b) Ada.
(c) Lucette.
(d) Marina.

4. What causes Eberthella Brown to spill her coffee?
(a) A rude joke.
(b) A ringing phone.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A caterpillar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Van born?

2. How long does Van spend in Cordula's Manhattan flat?

3. What are the "three C's" Lucette says were talked about at Ada's house?

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

5. What is done with Marina's body after she dies?

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