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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. When Demon is sixty, how old is his Spanish lover?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Seventeen.

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

3. What does the research assistant leave near Muldoon that reveals the blind man perceives colors?
(a) Colored pencils.
(b) Colored lights.
(c) Paints.
(d) A prism.

4. What is the "lolita" that Ada wears?
(a) A skirt.
(b) A hat.
(c) A shawl.
(d) A shirt.

5. Does Van talk to Ada before he leaves?
(a) No, he carefully avoids her.
(b) No, he cannot find her.
(c) Yes, but he didn't plan to.
(d) Yes, he seeks her out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Van see on the train?

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

3. What type of fur coat does Ada wear?

4. At the Villa Venus where Van goes for the last time, what causes the grand piano to play?

5. What does Blanche tell Van?

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