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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Deep and perilous void of mystery.
(d) Untouchable angel of death.

2. Where does Marina have breakfast?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the dining room.
(c) In bed.
(d) In the sitting room.

3. After Van returns from washing his hands, where does he find Ada?
(a) In Lucette's room, reading her a book.
(b) On a balcony, peeling an apple.
(c) In her bedroom, fast asleep.
(d) In the music room, playing the piano.

4. What word does the person who left the note in Van's jacket use for "dupe"?
(a) Berne.
(b) Befool.
(c) Chicane.
(d) Cozen.

5. After playing a game, Van tries to get Lucette to go to bed and promises to bring her something. What does he promise to bring her?
(a) A hand-mirror.
(b) Cocoa.
(c) Candy.
(d) A toy.

6. What question of Van's does Ada not answer in Chapter 12?
(a) What she feels about him.
(b) What she dreams about at night.
(c) What the difference is between town and country.
(d) What the third Real Thing is.

7. What doctor does Ada go to visit?
(a) A podiatrist.
(b) A heart specialist.
(c) A gynecologist.
(d) An oral surgeon.

8. What stage name does Van perform under?
(a) Mascodagama.
(b) Strelnichorvada.
(c) Archimadori.
(d) Drednovolavich.

9. Why does Ada want to give Lucette a bath?
(a) Because Lucette smells bad.
(b) To escape from her for a few minutes.
(c) Because Lucette hates baths.
(d) To attempt to drown her.

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

11. When Van meets Ada in the forest fork, what is she wearing?
(a) A long white formal dress.
(b) A yellow tennis outfit.
(c) Shorts and a blue shirt.
(d) A robe and slippers.

12. When Van takes a walk after first arriving at Ardis Hall, who does he run into?
(a) His two cousins, Ada and Lucette.
(b) His former governess and his cousin Lucette.
(c) Dark Veen.
(d) His aunt and his father.

13. Who made up the games that Ana describes in Chapter 8?
(a) Van.
(b) The governess.
(c) Lucette.
(d) Ana.

14. What does Ada say about the roses Percy gives her?
(a) She hates roses.
(b) She adoes roses.
(c) She likes roses, but not as much as daisies.
(d) She is allergic to roses.

15. What does Marina have in her screwdrivers instead of orange juice?
(a) Grapefruit juice.
(b) Apple juice.
(c) Tomato juice.
(d) Lime juice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Van and Ada give Lucette to memorize eight lines of poetry?

2. In what language does Van write letters to his mother?

3. Does Ada promise to be faithful while Van is gone?

4. Over the thirteen years preceding Aqua's death, how much does Van calculate that he's spent with her?

5. What figures are prominent in Ada's early memories of learning about male anatomy and sex?

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