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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Chapters 14-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Van dream of the night after he first has sex with Ada?
(a) Riding a horse.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Holding hands with Blanche.
(d) Being scolded by the governess.

2. Why does Demon duel Baron d'Onsky?
(a) He cheated Demon in a business deal.
(b) He spread rumors about Demon.
(c) He spread rumors about Marina.
(d) He was having an affair with Marina.

3. 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 she feels about him.
(d) What the difference is between town and country.

4. What color are Ada's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

5. What does Dack run through the house with?
(a) A bird he has caught in the garden.
(b) Cottonwool soaked with blood.
(c) Clothes from Van's room.
(d) A hambone from the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What contact with Ada excites Van?

2. When writing her husband from sanatoriums, Aqua sometimes used a Russian term meaning what?

3. When Van takes a walk after first arriving at Ardis Hall, who does he run into?

4. Where is Van and Ada's first sexual encounter?

5. In what Manhattan landmark building did Dan propose to Marina in 1871?

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