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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 feature of Ada does Van most delight in?
(a) Her nose.
(b) Her forehead.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her eyebrows.

2. What word does the person who left the note in Van's jacket use for "dupe"?
(a) Berne.
(b) Chicane.
(c) Befool.
(d) Cozen.

3. What article does Uncle Dan try to read?
(a) An article in Portuguese about sunflowers.
(b) An article in Dutch about oystering.
(c) An article in Africaans about spice farming.
(d) An article in Greek about tennis.

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

5. What activity does Marina do out on the lawn?
(a) Tries on and chooses new shoes.
(b) Has her hair styled.
(c) Cooks breakfast.
(d) Sorts her library books.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what Manhattan landmark building did Dan propose to Marina in 1871?

2. What question of Van's does Ada not answer in Chapter 12?

3. Why does the governess decide to stay in bed for five days?

4. What does Ana raise?

5. What does Marina suspect might be Van's reason for leaving?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Van do, when Ada suggests he spank Lucette?

3. How does Van feel about Marina?

4. How does Van first see Ada?

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

6. How doe Van describe Ada's way of talking when explaining something funny?

7. What reason does Van give Marina for leaving?

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

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

10. What becomes of Ada's old governess?

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