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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. After meeting with Demon, does Van believe he should part with Ada?
(a) Yes, he writes a letter that says so.
(b) No, but he will part from Ada if she wants it.
(c) No, he doesn't care about what society thinks.
(d) Yes, but he will leave the decision to Ada.

2. Who chooses the girls at Villa Venus?
(a) Councils of Elderly Noblemen.
(b) The Head Venus Luminary.
(c) A beautiful, lesbian house-mother.
(d) David van Veen.

3. Where is Van and Ada's first sexual encounter?
(a) In an apple tree.
(b) In a pond.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In Van's room.

4. What Russian writer is quoted in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Dostoyevski.
(c) Chekhov.
(d) Pushkin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Van think about the relativistic idea of space-time?

2. What does Dorothy come to believe about Van?

3. What has Van developed a test for?

4. Who is the chaperone when Van visits Ada at school?

5. What department does Van study in at Kingston University, Mayne, in the Fall of 1892?

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