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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 question of Van's does Ada not answer in Chapter 12?
(a) What the third Real Thing is.
(b) What she feels about him.
(c) What she dreams about at night.
(d) What the difference is between town and country.

2. What does Marina have in her screwdrivers instead of orange juice?
(a) Apple juice.
(b) Lime juice.
(c) Grapefruit juice.
(d) Tomato juice.

3. What causes both Van and Ada to rush back to the house?
(a) They've forgotten a visitor is arriving.
(b) They are angry and want to each be alone.
(c) They are afraid they've left their diaries out.
(d) Rain has started to pour down.

4. What figures are prominent in Ada's early memories of learning about male anatomy and sex?
(a) A visiting painter and a horse.
(b) A statue and a dog.
(c) A dock worker and a carriage driver.
(d) A visiting parson and a caterpillar.

5. What Russian writer is quoted in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Pushkin.
(b) Dostoyevski.
(c) Tolstoy.
(d) Chekhov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who chooses the girls at Villa Venus?

2. In 1888, when Van visits Ardis Hall, what gift does he carry in his pocket?

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

4. What does Eric envision as the yearly fee for membership in Villa Venus?

5. Where does Marina have breakfast?

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