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

2. What does Ana raise?
(a) Birds.
(b) Insects.
(c) Mice.
(d) Rabbits.

3. In what language does Van write letters to his mother?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

4. Who made up the games that Ana describes in Chapter 8?
(a) Ana.
(b) Van.
(c) Lucette.
(d) The governess.

5. In what Manhattan landmark building did Dan propose to Marina in 1871?
(a) The first Manhattan brownstone.
(b) The first Manhattan glass-walled building.
(c) The first commercial apartment building in Manhattan.
(d) The first ten-floor Manhattan building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ada's hair like?

2. What is Cordula doing the first time Van tries to walk on his hands after his injury?

3. What does Van not bother to put on before heading out to meet Ada?

4. What does Ada like to paint pictures of from a book?

5. Why does Phillip Rack come upstairs, interrupting Ada and Van?

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