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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Ada and Van keep their correspondence secret?
(a) They deliver letters only in person and burn them after reading.
(b) They write letters in disappearing ink.
(c) They write letters in code.
(d) They write letters reversed and read them in mirrors.

2. Who is at home when Van first arrives at Ardis Hall?
(a) Only animals.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His father.
(d) Only servants.

3. What does Baron d'Onsky try to buy from Demon?
(a) A deck of risque playing cards.
(b) An engraved cigarette case.
(c) A small sculpture of an apple.
(d) A picture of a nude woman.

4. Which of the following authors do Van and Ada like?
(a) Rabelais.
(b) Heinrch Muller.
(c) Marquis de Sade.
(d) Herr Masoch.

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

6. Why does Phillip Rack come upstairs, interrupting Ada and Van?
(a) To say goodbye to the family.
(b) To look for a restroom.
(c) To find a quiet place to lie down.
(d) To find a back way out of the house.

7. What causes both Van and Ada to rush back to the house?
(a) They are afraid they've left their diaries out.
(b) They are angry and want to each be alone.
(c) They've forgotten a visitor is arriving.
(d) Rain has started to pour down.

8. In what Manhattan landmark building did Dan propose to Marina in 1871?
(a) The first Manhattan glass-walled building.
(b) The first ten-floor Manhattan building.
(c) The first Manhattan brownstone.
(d) The first commercial apartment building in Manhattan.

9. Who walks in on Ada and Van making love?
(a) Blanche.
(b) Dan.
(c) Lucette.
(d) Marina.

10. How was Mr. Plunkett exposed at cheating at cards?
(a) His rooms were searched by the police while he was playing in a poker game.
(b) He collapsed with heart problems, and his opponent searched his pockets.
(c) He was stopped by a club owner, held down, and searched.
(d) He was in a game with another card shark who spotted his tricks.

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

12. Where do Ada and Van lock up Lucette, ostensibly playing hide and seek, so that they can be alone?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In a closet.
(c) In her bedroom.
(d) In a bathroom.

13. What does Dack run through the house with?
(a) Cottonwool soaked with blood.
(b) Clothes from Van's room.
(c) A bird he has caught in the garden.
(d) A hambone from the kitchen.

14. Does Ada promise to be faithful while Van is gone?
(a) No, she's not sure she can.
(b) Yes, she promises but is secretly unsure.
(c) No, she is adamant that she will not.
(d) Yes, she promises she will.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Van hear Ada say "chort" or "devil"?

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

3. Who does Van think is the most obvious choice that might have given him the note?

4. What word does the person who left the note in Van's jacket use for "dupe"?

5. What feature of Ada does Van most delight in?

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