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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Andalusian architect Alonso supposed to design?
(a) A school room.
(b) A greenhouse.
(c) A swimming pool.
(d) A play room.

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

3. What does Ada like to paint pictures of from a book?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Birds.

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

5. Where does Percy de Prey ask Van to meet him?
(a) At the islet in Lake Ladore.
(b) At the creek in the woods.
(c) At Maidenhair Road and Tourbiure Lane.
(d) At the stables behind Ardis Hall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following authors do Van and Ada like?

3. What game did Van win in a match against Pat Rishin at Chose in 1887?

4. What word does the person who left the note in Van's jacket use for "dupe"?

5. Does Van talk to Ada before he leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the encounter between Blanche and Van.

2. What are the rules of marriage among relatives that Van and Ada discuss?

3. How does Van circumvent the rules about what Ada is supposed to read from the library?

4. What does Ada have to do before she can go off and meet Van in private in Chapter 20?

5. How does Dick cheat at cards, and how does Van best him?

6. Where and in what circumstances do Van and Ada first have sex?

7. How does Lucette want to draw flowers, when her sister is trying to teach her to draw?

8. How does Van feel about Cordula?

9. What causes Lucette to follow Ada and Van around in Chapter 34?

10. What happens in Van's stage act?

(see the answer keys)

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