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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ada think of Van's change in weight?
(a) She likes that there's more of him.
(b) She thinks he's so skinny, he'll fade away.
(c) She dislikes that he's grown fat.
(d) She likes that he's grown skinny.

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

3. What does the research assistant leave near Muldoon that reveals the blind man perceives colors?
(a) Colored lights.
(b) Paints.
(c) A prism.
(d) Colored pencils.

4. What is done with Marina's body after she dies?
(a) It is donated to science.
(b) It is cremated.
(c) It is buried next to her husband.
(d) It is buried at Ardis Hall.

5. What names does Nabokov use for the world of the novel?
(a) Shadia and Paradisia.
(b) Elysium and Hel.
(c) Demonia and Antiterra.
(d) Terrafirma and Terraductile.

6. What is Van's purpose in writing his book about time?
(a) To clarify his own understanding of time.
(b) To make clear to the world the reality of time he's discovered.
(c) To make money.
(d) To model with time the evolution of love.

7. What does Eric envision as the yearly fee for membership in Villa Venus?
(a) 7300 guineas.
(b) 1825 guineas.
(c) 5475 guineas.
(d) 3650 guineas.

8. What two kinds of dreams does Van generally have?
(a) Professional and erotic dreams.
(b) Frightening and entrancing dreams.
(c) Exotic and mundane dreams.
(d) Lucid and unremembered dreams.

9. How long does Van tell Demon his affair with Ada has been going on?
(a) Three years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Nine years.
(d) Twelve years.

10. What does Van invite Lucette to do?
(a) Come to Ardis Hall with him.
(b) Travel with him to Paris and London.
(c) Come stay at his Manhattan flat with him.
(d) Go out to dinner with him and spend the night.

11. What does VPL stand for?
(a) Veen Partners Limited.
(b) Variegated Plastic Linings.
(c) Very Private Letters.
(d) Valuing Personal Liabilities.

12. How does Lucette say she feels when she runs into Van?
(a) Relieved and guilty.
(b) Happy and sad.
(c) Angry and bitter.
(d) Annoyed but grateful.

13. What name does Van have for frightening dreams?
(a) Dim-doom.
(b) Terra-terrors.
(c) End-edens.
(d) Van-visions.

14. Where does Van track down Rack?
(a) Van tracks down Rack at a hotel, where he is with a lover.
(b) Rack is in the hospital where Van is sent.
(c) Van finds Rack at his music shop.
(d) Rack is at his children's school when Van finds him.

15. What is Lucette studying in 1892?
(a) History of Literature.
(b) History of Philosophy.
(c) History of Music.
(d) History of Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Van send the flowers he buys while waiting for Ada?

2. What did Van think was in the secret drawer in the secretaire at Ardis Hall?

3. What was Van's first novel called?

4. What does Van tell Lucette when she calls to ask to come to his room?

5. After meeting with Demon, does Van believe he should part with Ada?

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