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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Chapters 34-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What structure catches fire and wakes nearly everyone in the house?
(a) A gazebo.
(b) A lighthouse.
(c) An outhouse.
(d) A barn.

2. Why does Ada want to give Lucette a bath?
(a) To attempt to drown her.
(b) Because Lucette hates baths.
(c) To escape from her for a few minutes.
(d) Because Lucette smells bad.

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

4. When Van takes a walk after first arriving at Ardis Hall, who does he run into?
(a) Dark Veen.
(b) His former governess and his cousin Lucette.
(c) His aunt and his father.
(d) His two cousins, Ada and Lucette.

5. Who walks in on Ada and Van making love?
(a) Dan.
(b) Lucette.
(c) Marina.
(d) Blanche.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Van's father offer to try to buy for him?

2. Why does Ada tell stories at meals?

3. Where do Ada and Van lock up Lucette, ostensibly playing hide and seek, so that they can be alone?

4. What is the "lolita" that Ada wears?

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

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