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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Does Van talk to Ada before he leaves?
(a) Yes, but he didn't plan to.
(b) Yes, he seeks her out.
(c) No, he carefully avoids her.
(d) No, he cannot find her.

3. What wakes Van his first morning at his aunt's home?
(a) Birds.
(b) The governess bringing tea.
(c) His aunt shaking him.
(d) A bell.

4. At sixteen, who does Ada say she's older than?
(a) Her aunt when she first went into the asylum.
(b) Her grandmother at the time of her first divorce.
(c) Her father when he took his third lover.
(d) Her mother when she first gave birth.

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

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

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

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

9. Who fights by the edge of the brook?
(a) Greg and Dan.
(b) Van and Percy.
(c) Van and Dan.
(d) Greg and Percy.

10. What is Marina, Demon, and Daniel's shared birthday?
(a) March 7.
(b) April 2.
(c) Feburary 12.
(d) January 5.

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

12. What article does Uncle Dan try to read?
(a) An article in Greek about tennis.
(b) An article in Dutch about oystering.
(c) An article in Africaans about spice farming.
(d) An article in Portuguese about sunflowers.

13. What garment of clothing does Van chide Ada for not wearing?
(a) Skirts.
(b) Gloves.
(c) Underwear.
(d) Hats.

14. What structure catches fire and wakes nearly everyone in the house?
(a) A barn.
(b) A lighthouse.
(c) A gazebo.
(d) An outhouse.

15. Who shows Van around his aunt's house?
(a) Ada.
(b) The governness.
(c) Marina.
(d) Lucette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Blanche tell Van?

2. Who is at home when Van first arrives at Ardis Hall?

3. When Van meets Ada in the forest fork, what is she wearing?

4. After Van returns from washing his hands, where does he find Ada?

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

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