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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Chapters 39-41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After playing a game, Van tries to get Lucette to go to bed and promises to bring her something. What does he promise to bring her?
(a) A toy.
(b) Candy.
(c) A hand-mirror.
(d) Cocoa.

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

3. At the table at Ardis Hall, who does Lucette sit between?
(a) Marina and the governess.
(b) Van and Marina.
(c) Ada and Van.
(d) Ada and the governess.

4. What does Ada think of telling Lucette, to get her to leave Van alone?
(a) That Van is her uterine brother.
(b) That Van detests her.
(c) That Van is gay.
(d) That Van is secretly a woman.

5. What is the "eremitic reality or collective dream" Van discusses in his dissertation called?
(a) Arcadia.
(b) Terra.
(c) Elysium.
(d) Alluvium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dack run through the house with?

2. In what Manhattan landmark building did Dan propose to Marina in 1871?

3. What game did Van win in a match against Pat Rishin at Chose in 1887?

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

5. What does Marina suspect might be Van's reason for leaving?

(see the answer key)

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