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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. How do Ada and Van keep their correspondence secret?
(a) They deliver letters only in person and burn them after reading.
(b) They write letters reversed and read them in mirrors.
(c) They write letters in code.
(d) They write letters in disappearing ink.

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

3. What is the "lolita" that Ada wears?
(a) A skirt.
(b) A shawl.
(c) A hat.
(d) A shirt.

4. Why does the governess decide to stay in bed for five days?
(a) She has sprained her wrist.
(b) She has bruised her ribs.
(c) She has broken her ankle.
(d) She has strained her back.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What structure catches fire and wakes nearly everyone in the house?

3. Over the thirteen years preceding Aqua's death, how much does Van calculate that he's spent with her?

4. What question of Van's does Ada not answer in Chapter 12?

5. Why does Ada want to give Lucette a bath?

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