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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Chapters 28-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who walks in on Ada and Van making love?
(a) Blanche.
(b) Dan.
(c) Marina.
(d) Lucette.

2. On his way to catch the train to Luga, Mayne, to resume school, what excuse does Van make to stop the car to meet Ada?
(a) Buying a book for Marina.
(b) Buying a new hat and coat.
(c) Washing in a stream.
(d) Picking some mushrooms for his father.

3. In what Manhattan landmark building did Dan propose to Marina in 1871?
(a) The first commercial apartment building in Manhattan.
(b) The first ten-floor Manhattan building.
(c) The first Manhattan brownstone.
(d) The first Manhattan glass-walled building.

4. What article does Uncle Dan try to read?
(a) An article in Greek about tennis.
(b) An article in Africaans about spice farming.
(c) An article in Dutch about oystering.
(d) An article in Portuguese about sunflowers.

5. What does Dick give Van as payment for losing the card game?
(a) A position with his father's company.
(b) A subscription to the Chose Chase magazine.
(c) Entrance into the Venus Villa Club.
(d) A trip to Australia and Nice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Ada tell stories at meals?

3. Why does Phillip Rack come upstairs, interrupting Ada and Van?

4. How long do Van and Ada give Lucette to memorize eight lines of poetry?

5. What Russian writer is quoted in the beginning of the novel?

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