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

2. What board game is "Flavita" a Russian version of?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Monopoly.
(c) Risk.
(d) Sorry.

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

4. Why does Ada tell stories at meals?
(a) To distract herself from the awful food.
(b) To prevent her mother from overtaking the conversation.
(c) To show off her superiority to Lucette.
(d) To impress Van.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What contact with Ada excites Van?

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

3. What Russian writer is quoted in the beginning of the novel?

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

5. What doctor does Ada go to visit?

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