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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. What was Van wearing the first time she glimpsed him, before they met?
(a) A gray shirt and shorts.
(b) A black formal suit, hat, and gloves.
(c) A white sailor suit and blue cap.
(d) A bathing suit and green towel.

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

3. When writing her husband from sanatoriums, Aqua sometimes used a Russian term meaning what?
(a) Bursting memories.
(b) Sickening sadness.
(c) Heart rending sounds.
(d) Rays of hope.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long do Van and Ada give Lucette to memorize eight lines of poetry?

3. Why does Greg come to Marina's house?

4. Who made up the games that Ana describes in Chapter 8?

5. What article does Uncle Dan try to read?

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