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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. At the table at Ardis Hall, who does Lucette sit between?
(a) Ada and Van.
(b) Van and Marina.
(c) Marina and the governess.
(d) Ada and the governess.

2. What does Van tell Lucette when she calls to ask to come to his room?
(a) That he's going out.
(b) That he doesn't want to see her.
(c) That he's not alone.
(d) That he's going to sleep.

3. During Van's separation from Ada, how did his occasional short-lived romances with young women leave him feeling?
(a) Full of romantic longing.
(b) Exhillarated.
(c) Fatigued.
(d) Satisfied.

4. Why is it strange that "Unconsciousness and the Unconscious" is listed as one of Van's books?
(a) It is a book written by another psychologist.
(b) It is a book written by Ada.
(c) It is a book written under a secret psuedonym.
(d) It is a book he has planned but never written.

5. At sixteen, who does Ada say she's older than?
(a) Her mother when she first gave birth.
(b) Her grandmother at the time of her first divorce.
(c) Her father when he took his third lover.
(d) Her aunt when she first went into the asylum.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dorothy come to believe about Van?

3. On his way to catch the train to Luga, Mayne, to resume school, what excuse does Van make to stop the car to meet Ada?

4. What does Dack run through the house with?

5. How does Lucette say she feels when she runs into Van?

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