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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. 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. When Van takes a walk after first arriving at Ardis Hall, who does he run into?
(a) His two cousins, Ada and Lucette.
(b) Dark Veen.
(c) His former governess and his cousin Lucette.
(d) His aunt and his father.

3. What is the "eremitic reality or collective dream" Van discusses in his dissertation called?
(a) Arcadia.
(b) Alluvium.
(c) Terra.
(d) Elysium.

4. Why does Ada tell stories at meals?
(a) To prevent her mother from overtaking the conversation.
(b) To distract herself from the awful food.
(c) To impress Van.
(d) To show off her superiority to Lucette.

5. Where was Van born?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Austria.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What article does Uncle Dan try to read?

3. What does Van dream of the night after he first has sex with Ada?

4. Why does Demon duel Baron d'Onsky?

5. What feature of Van's and Ada's is extremely similar?

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