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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 play room.
(b) A greenhouse.
(c) A swimming pool.
(d) A school room.

2. What garment of clothing does Van chide Ada for not wearing?
(a) Underwear.
(b) Skirts.
(c) Gloves.
(d) Hats.

3. Who is at home when Van first arrives at Ardis Hall?
(a) His aunt.
(b) Only servants.
(c) His father.
(d) Only animals.

4. What contact with Ada excites Van?
(a) He gives her a pony-ride.
(b) They wrestle.
(c) She sits on his lap.
(d) They hide together in a cave.

5. What gift does Dan give Ada for her birthday?
(a) A box of mints.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A book.
(d) Monogramed handkerchiefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Demon duel Baron d'Onsky?

2. What does Ada think of telling Lucette, to get her to leave Van alone?

3. What wakes Van his first morning at his aunt's home?

4. Over the thirteen years preceding Aqua's death, how much does Van calculate that he's spent with her?

5. How long do Van and Ada give Lucette to memorize eight lines of poetry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Demon think of Marina's career as an actress?

2. What is the first trick Ada and Van use to escape from Lucette?

3. What bad habit does Ana stop on her twelfth birthday?

4. Describe the encounter between Blanche and Van.

5. What does Blanche look like as she is ready to leave?

6. How does Van feel about Marina?

7. What are the circumstances of Marina's first romantic liaison with Demon?

8. How does Van first see Ada?

9. What does Ada say lions do when they eat a person?

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

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