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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 Ada allow Van to send his apologetic letter to Lucette?
(a) Yes, she feels the same as he does.
(b) No, but he secretly sends it anyway.
(c) Yes, but reluctantly and with a critical postscript.
(d) No, she rips it up and throws it away.

2. How does Van act toward Ada in Chapter 32?
(a) Overly affectionate.
(b) Repelled.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Apathetic.

3. What meaning does Marina put on Ada's black jumper and black skirt?
(a) In mourning for a lost flower.
(b) Undertaker to the insecta.
(c) Untouchable angel of death.
(d) Deep and perilous void of mystery.

4. Why does Demon duel Baron d'Onsky?
(a) He spread rumors about Marina.
(b) He was having an affair with Marina.
(c) He spread rumors about Demon.
(d) He cheated Demon in a business deal.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of fur coat does Ada wear?

2. What does the research assistant leave near Muldoon that reveals the blind man perceives colors?

3. What combination of Van and Ada's name is used in the final chapter to indicate the couple?

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

5. Where does Van spend his free time while he is staying at Cordula's?

(see the answer key)

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