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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 figures are prominent in Ada's early memories of learning about male anatomy and sex?
(a) A dock worker and a carriage driver.
(b) A statue and a dog.
(c) A visiting painter and a horse.
(d) A visiting parson and a caterpillar.

2. Does Ada promise to be faithful while Van is gone?
(a) Yes, she promises she will.
(b) No, she is adamant that she will not.
(c) No, she's not sure she can.
(d) Yes, she promises but is secretly unsure.

3. Where does Demon say that Lucette was, when he let her know about Dan's death?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

4. What do the two kids who find Marina's pressed-flower book decide to do with it?
(a) Destroy it.
(b) Hide it.
(c) Add more flowers to it.
(d) Put it in a museum.

5. Where do Ada and Van lock up Lucette, ostensibly playing hide and seek, so that they can be alone?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In a closet.
(c) In her bedroom.
(d) In a bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes both Van and Ada to rush back to the house?

2. What was Van's first novel called?

3. Who is Van's second for the duel?

4. Where does Van keep Ada's communications for fifty years?

5. Who quips to Veen that he doesn't really need two women?

(see the answer key)

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