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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question of Van's does Ada not answer in Chapter 12?
(a) What she dreams about at night.
(b) What the third Real Thing is.
(c) What the difference is between town and country.
(d) What she feels about him.

2. After Van returns from washing his hands, where does he find Ada?
(a) In the music room, playing the piano.
(b) On a balcony, peeling an apple.
(c) In her bedroom, fast asleep.
(d) In Lucette's room, reading her a book.

3. Does Van talk to Ada before he leaves?
(a) No, he carefully avoids her.
(b) No, he cannot find her.
(c) Yes, he seeks her out.
(d) Yes, but he didn't plan to.

4. Who made up the games that Ana describes in Chapter 8?
(a) Lucette.
(b) Van.
(c) Ana.
(d) The governess.

5. What is the "lolita" that Ada wears?
(a) A hat.
(b) A skirt.
(c) A shirt.
(d) A shawl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "eremitic reality or collective dream" Van discusses in his dissertation called?

2. What does VPL stand for?

3. Who walks in on Ada and Van making love?

4. What meaning does Marina put on Ada's black jumper and black skirt?

5. When Van meets Ada in the forest fork, what is she wearing?

(see the answer key)

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