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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 is Ada's hair like?
(a) Short, blonde, and curled.
(b) Long, curled, and dark.
(c) Long, straight, and dark.
(d) Short, blonde, and straight.

2. Why does the governess decide to stay in bed for five days?
(a) She has broken her ankle.
(b) She has sprained her wrist.
(c) She has bruised her ribs.
(d) She has strained her back.

3. To what drink does Van attribute his boyish look?
(a) Beer.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Vodka.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What feeling does Van have while he tries to walk on his hands?

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