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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feature of Ada does Van most delight in?
(a) Her nose.
(b) Her eyebrows.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her forehead.

2. What two kinds of dreams does Van generally have?
(a) Professional and erotic dreams.
(b) Lucid and unremembered dreams.
(c) Frightening and entrancing dreams.
(d) Exotic and mundane dreams.

3. Where do Ada and Van go, where Van compares Ada's body to the girlish body of the past?
(a) A small island in Lake Ladore.
(b) A tumbled down tower in a meadow.
(c) A mushroom cave behind a small wood.
(d) The stables where the horses are kept.

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

5. After Van returns from washing his hands, where does he find Ada?
(a) In Lucette's room, reading her a book.
(b) In the music room, playing the piano.
(c) On a balcony, peeling an apple.
(d) In her bedroom, fast asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Van challenge to a duel?

2. What feeling does Van have while he tries to walk on his hands?

3. What phrase does Ana use repetitively throughout her first communication with Van?

4. Why does the governess decide to stay in bed for five days?

5. Who does Van write a letter to, to be sent in case he is killed in the duel?

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