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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Russian writer is quoted in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Dostoyevski.
(b) Pushkin.
(c) Tolstoy.
(d) Chekhov.

2. How does Ada introduce her husband to Van?
(a) She calls him her husband.
(b) She forgets to introduce him.
(c) She gives his full, formal name.
(d) She gives a familiar nickname.

3. What is Van doing while he stays at Cordula's?
(a) Beginning to write his first book.
(b) Learning to master chess.
(c) Composing songs.
(d) Beginning to learn to paint.

4. What contact with Ada excites Van?
(a) She sits on his lap.
(b) They wrestle.
(c) They hide together in a cave.
(d) He gives her a pony-ride.

5. What does the research assistant leave near Muldoon that reveals the blind man perceives colors?
(a) Colored lights.
(b) Colored pencils.
(c) Paints.
(d) A prism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Van insist on doing to avoid going to bed the first night on the cruise?

2. Where do Ada and Van lock up Lucette, ostensibly playing hide and seek, so that they can be alone?

3. What is Cordula doing when Van runs into her?

4. Who is Van's first sexual experience with?

5. Where does Demon say that Lucette was, when he let her know about Dan's death?

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