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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Van dream of the night after he first has sex with Ada?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Being scolded by the governess.
(c) Riding a horse.
(d) Holding hands with Blanche.

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

3. Where does Van hear Ada say "chort" or "devil"?
(a) At a picnic.
(b) At the dentist.
(c) At the zoo.
(d) In the library.

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

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

6. Where was Van born?
(a) Germany.
(b) Austria.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Italy.

7. Who is Van's first sexual experience with?
(a) A prostitute and young helper at the corner shop.
(b) A girl in his class at school.
(c) A girl who works at the movie theater.
(d) A prostitute who works as a barmaid.

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

9. How does Van act toward Ada in Chapter 32?
(a) Repelled.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Overly affectionate.
(d) Apathetic.

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

11. 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) Washing in a stream.
(c) Buying a new hat and coat.
(d) Buying a book for Marina.

12. What board game is "Flavita" a Russian version of?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Risk.
(c) Scrabble.
(d) Sorry.

13. What feature of Ada does Van most delight in?
(a) Her eyebrows.
(b) Her forehead.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her nose.

14. What does Dick give Van as payment for losing the card game?
(a) Entrance into the Venus Villa Club.
(b) A position with his father's company.
(c) A trip to Australia and Nice.
(d) A subscription to the Chose Chase magazine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made up the games that Ana describes in Chapter 8?

2. At sixteen, who does Ada say she's older than?

3. Which of the following authors do Van and Ada like?

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

5. What color does Demon dye his hair?

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