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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Mr. Gromwell?
(a) Ada's lover.
(b) Demon's business partner.
(c) Van's lawyer.
(d) Lucette's doctor.

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

4. Who is visiting Villa Venus, causing it to be overrun with police?
(a) Queen Margaritte and Prince Aubrey.
(b) Lord Evan Vanderley and Duke Hawthorne.
(c) President Claudia Sauter and King Alexander.
(d) President Alexander Screepatch and King Victor.

5. What does Van see in Lucette's handbag?
(a) A blue envelope.
(b) A red jewel box.
(c) A yellow laquered mirror.
(d) A green handkerchief.

6. Who is Van's second for the duel?
(a) Paulo.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Karl.

7. In the central photograph on a page of small images, what is the only part of Ada that's visible?
(a) Her arm.
(b) Her hand.
(c) Her knee.
(d) Her foot.

8. What word does Greg seem to like to use?
(a) Horrid.
(b) Awful.
(c) Terrible.
(d) Grotesque.

9. Who does Van challenge to a duel?
(a) A duke who steps on his toes on the train.
(b) A waiter who addresses him insolently at dinner.
(c) A belhop who drops his luggage at the hotel.
(d) A captain he accidentally bumps into leaving the train.

10. What was Van's first novel called?
(a) Ardors in Ardis.
(b) In the Three-Ninth Kingdom.
(c) Les enfants.
(d) Letters from Terra.

11. To what drink does Van attribute his boyish look?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Beer.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Vodka.

12. Why does Van give bribes to the janitor at his building?
(a) So the janitor will fix problems in his apartment.
(b) So the janitor won't give out any information about the Veens.
(c) So the janitor won't distribute the photos he's taken of Van.
(d) So the janitor will deliver food and do other errands for Van.

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

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

15. What type of fur coat does Ada wear?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Mink.
(c) Sea otter.
(d) Fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of Van's books?

2. Where does Van keep Ada's communications for fifty years?

3. What occurs as Van enters the hotel to meet Ada?

4. What sense does Van relate to time?

5. What is Van doing while he stays at Cordula's?

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