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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Picking some mushrooms for his father.
(b) Buying a book for Marina.
(c) Buying a new hat and coat.
(d) Washing in a stream.

2. 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 toy.
(b) A hand-mirror.
(c) Candy.
(d) Cocoa.

3. What is the "eremitic reality or collective dream" Van discusses in his dissertation called?
(a) Alluvium.
(b) Arcadia.
(c) Terra.
(d) Elysium.

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

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

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

7. 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 bathroom.
(c) In her bedroom.
(d) In a closet.

8. Who does Van think is the most obvious choice that might have given him the note?
(a) Blanche.
(b) Lucette.
(c) Bout.
(d) The governess.

9. What does Blanche tell Van?
(a) That Ada has slept with someone else.
(b) That the governess knows of Van and Ada's affair.
(c) That Marina is having an affair with Pedro.
(d) That Lucette is planning to run away with him.

10. Who is the chaperone when Van visits Ada at school?
(a) No one.
(b) Marina.
(c) The headmistress.
(d) Cordula.

11. Over the thirteen years preceding Aqua's death, how much does Van calculate that he's spent with her?
(a) About nine months.
(b) About three weeks.
(c) About two years.
(d) About eighteen months.

12. What feature of Van's and Ada's is extremely similar?
(a) Their eyes.
(b) Their hands.
(c) Their lips.
(d) Their noses.

13. What happens to the weather during Demon's dinner with Marina, Van, and Ada?
(a) It begins to snow.
(b) It begins to thunder and lightning.
(c) A violent windstorm errupts.
(d) It begins to hail.

14. How long do Van and Ada give Lucette to memorize eight lines of poetry?
(a) Ninety minutes.
(b) Two hours.
(c) An hour.
(d) Twenty minutes.

15. Why does Ada tell stories at meals?
(a) To impress Van.
(b) To prevent her mother from overtaking the conversation.
(c) To show off her superiority to Lucette.
(d) To distract herself from the awful food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dack run through the house with?

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

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

4. What is the Andalusian architect Alonso supposed to design?

5. What is Ada's hair like?

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