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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Ada and Van go, where Van compares Ada's body to the girlish body of the past?
(a) A tumbled down tower in a meadow.
(b) The stables where the horses are kept.
(c) A mushroom cave behind a small wood.
(d) A small island in Lake Ladore.

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

3. What does Marina suspect might be Van's reason for leaving?
(a) He has left a girlfriend in London.
(b) He is eloping with Blanche.
(c) He is angry at something she said.
(d) His father is ill.

4. 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 was in a game with another card shark who spotted his tricks.
(c) He collapsed with heart problems, and his opponent searched his pockets.
(d) He was stopped by a club owner, held down, and searched.

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

6. What does Van's father offer to try to buy for him?
(a) A car.
(b) An airplane.
(c) Ardis Hall.
(d) A Manhattan apartment.

7. 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.

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

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

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

11. What game did Van win in a match against Pat Rishin at Chose in 1887?
(a) Go.
(b) Cribbage.
(c) Mah-jong.
(d) Chess.

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

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

14. What color does Demon dye his hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blond.

15. Where does Percy de Prey ask Van to meet him?
(a) At the creek in the woods.
(b) At Maidenhair Road and Tourbiure Lane.
(c) At the islet in Lake Ladore.
(d) At the stables behind Ardis Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feature of Van's and Ada's is extremely similar?

2. What do the two kids who find Marina's pressed-flower book decide to do with it?

3. At the table at Ardis Hall, who does Lucette sit between?

4. What garment of clothing does Van chide Ada for not wearing?

5. In what Manhattan landmark building did Dan propose to Marina in 1871?

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