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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Cordula doing the first time Van tries to walk on his hands after his injury?
(a) She is brushing her hair.
(b) She is reading a book.
(c) She is in the bath.
(d) She is sleeping.

2. To whom does Van send the flowers he buys while waiting for Ada?
(a) No one.
(b) A stranger.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Ada.

3. After meeting with Demon, does Van believe he should part with Ada?
(a) Yes, but he will leave the decision to Ada.
(b) Yes, he writes a letter that says so.
(c) No, but he will part from Ada if she wants it.
(d) No, he doesn't care about what society thinks.

4. How does Ada introduce her husband to Van?
(a) She forgets to introduce him.
(b) She gives a familiar nickname.
(c) She calls him her husband.
(d) She gives his full, formal name.

5. Who quips to Veen that he doesn't really need two women?
(a) Margo.
(b) Paulo.
(c) Aster.
(d) Flora.

6. What does the newspaper Van's father is reading at the airport say?
(a) Cyprus Compromises.
(b) Dominica Dominates.
(c) Crimea Capitulates.
(d) Romania Reconsiders.

7. What example does Van use in discussing order or succession in our perception of the past?
(a) Remembering whether his razor has been used once or twice.
(b) Remembering what days to take medicine.
(c) Remembering whether he has previously worn a tie.
(d) Remembering what he had to eat on previous days.

8. At the Villa Venus where Van goes for the last time, what causes the grand piano to play?
(a) Clockworks.
(b) Birds.
(c) Rats.
(d) Ghosts.

9. How did Ada feel about acting tips from Marina?
(a) They were insulting and sarcastic.
(b) They were extremely beneficial.
(c) They were somewhat helpful but few.
(d) They were useless and idiotic.

10. What does Van say it's wrong to confuse time with?
(a) Memory.
(b) Illusion.
(c) Being.
(d) Space.

11. What has Van developed a test for?
(a) Determining age.
(b) Determining virginity.
(c) Determining happiness.
(d) Determining pregnancy.

12. What occurs as Van enters the hotel to meet Ada?
(a) He is hit by a ball.
(b) He runs into a door.
(c) He runs into a small child.
(d) He trips over a suitcase.

13. Who does Van have read and forward his letter to Ada about Lucette's death?
(a) Cordula.
(b) His father.
(c) His former governess.
(d) Ada's husband.

14. What sense does Van relate to time?
(a) Taste.
(b) Touch.
(c) Sight.
(d) Hearing.

15. What department does Van study in at Kingston University, Mayne, in the Fall of 1892?
(a) Department of New Terrapists.
(b) Department of Terrapy.
(c) Art Terrapy Department.
(d) Terraputic Development Department.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Van see in Lucette's handbag?

2. What does Van term the act of pausing and sending the mind slightly backwards, to examine the moment of the present?

3. In the central photograph on a page of small images, what is the only part of Ada that's visible?

4. Where does Van track down Rack?

5. What is Lucette studying in 1892?

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