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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Chapters 21-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is at home when Van first arrives at Ardis Hall?
(a) Only servants.
(b) His father.
(c) His aunt.
(d) Only animals.

2. Who is the chaperone when Van visits Ada at school?
(a) Marina.
(b) No one.
(c) The headmistress.
(d) Cordula.

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

4. Where is Van and Ada's first sexual encounter?
(a) In an apple tree.
(b) In a pond.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In Van's room.

5. What gymnastic trick does Van help Lucette do?
(a) Walk on her hands.
(b) Do a cartwheel.
(c) Do a somersault.
(d) Balance-walk on a tree branch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Andalusian architect Alonso supposed to design?

2. What garment of clothing does Van chide Ada for not wearing?

3. What do the two kids who find Marina's pressed-flower book decide to do with it?

4. Who shows Van around his aunt's house?

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

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