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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Van give bribes to the janitor at his building?
(a) So the janitor will deliver food and do other errands for Van.
(b) So the janitor will fix problems in his apartment.
(c) So the janitor won't give out any information about the Veens.
(d) So the janitor won't distribute the photos he's taken of Van.

2. What part does Ada play in the film "The Young and the Doomed"?
(a) A barmaid.
(b) A pair of twins.
(c) A murdering widow.
(d) A governess.

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

4. What kind of fish does Lucette have when she and Van go to lunch?
(a) Salmon.
(b) Whitefish.
(c) Cod.
(d) Trout.

5. Over the thirteen years preceding Aqua's death, how much does Van calculate that he's spent with her?
(a) About nine months.
(b) About eighteen months.
(c) About two years.
(d) About three weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Van born?

3. What gift does Dan give Ada for her birthday?

4. Where do Ada and Van go, where Van compares Ada's body to the girlish body of the past?

5. Why does Demon not want to turn Van over to the authorities for incest?

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