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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Five, Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the two kids who find Marina's pressed-flower book decide to do with it?
(a) Hide it.
(b) Put it in a museum.
(c) Add more flowers to it.
(d) Destroy it.

3. How many copies of Van's book are sold in the first year?
(a) Six.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Six thousand.
(d) Six hundred.

4. How does Ada seem to feel about Violet Knox?
(a) She finds her attractive.
(b) She hates her bitterly.
(c) She is violently jealous of her.
(d) She pities her.

5. Who does Van see on the train?
(a) Uncle Dan.
(b) Cordula.
(c) His father.
(d) Blanche.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is it strange that "Unconsciousness and the Unconscious" is listed as one of Van's books?

3. When Van takes a walk after first arriving at Ardis Hall, who does he run into?

4. What does Marina have in her screwdrivers instead of orange juice?

5. What names does Nabokov use for the world of the novel?

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