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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Demon say that Lucette was, when he let her know about Dan's death?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

2. What are the "three C's" Lucette says were talked about at Ada's house?
(a) Cactuses, cattle, and cooking.
(b) Cubism, communism, and cabaret.
(c) Comedy, Coleridge, and cabbage.
(d) Children, country, and complaints.

3. What day does Ada's husband die?
(a) August 30.
(b) July 18.
(c) February 6.
(d) April 23.

4. How many copies of Van's book are sold in the first year?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Six thousand.
(c) Six.
(d) Six hundred.

5. What is the best Franco-Estonian restaurant in Manhattan Major?
(a) Lupus.
(b) Ursus.
(c) Eutamias.
(d) Myotis.

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

7. Where does Van keep Ada's communications for fifty years?
(a) Inside his pillow.
(b) Inside a book of flowers.
(c) A safe in his library.
(d) A safe in a Swiss bank.

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

9. How does the blind Spencer Muldoon describe colors?
(a) As "strong" or "weak."
(b) As "expansive" or "internal."
(c) As "fat" or "thin."
(d) As "big" or "small."

10. 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.

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

12. What feeling does Van have while he tries to walk on his hands?
(a) That his neck is as versatile as a tail.
(b) That his arms are disconnected from his body.
(c) That his left arm is shorter than his right.
(d) That, while inverted, he is walking on Terra.

13. What did the artillery officer played by Kim Eskimossoff do for comic effect?
(a) Tap-danced.
(b) Shot a gun.
(c) Juggled objects.
(d) Took photographs.

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

15. What restaurant do Cordula and Van order food from?
(a) Malta.
(b) Monaco.
(c) Tuvalu.
(d) Nauru.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Van see on the train?

2. What does Ada suggest that she and Van should do in a few days, after she finishes her business in Geneva?

3. What does Van not bother to put on before heading out to meet Ada?

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

5. What phrase does Ana use repetitively throughout her first communication with Van?

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