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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. Why does Phillip Rack come upstairs, interrupting Ada and Van?
(a) To find a quiet place to lie down.
(b) To look for a restroom.
(c) To find a back way out of the house.
(d) To say goodbye to the family.

2. Who is the chaperone when Van visits Ada at school?
(a) No one.
(b) The headmistress.
(c) Marina.
(d) Cordula.

3. At the table at Ardis Hall, who does Lucette sit between?
(a) Van and Marina.
(b) Ada and the governess.
(c) Marina and the governess.
(d) Ada and Van.

4. In what language does Van write letters to his mother?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

5. What does Van's father offer to try to buy for him?
(a) A Manhattan apartment.
(b) A car.
(c) Ardis Hall.
(d) An airplane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fights by the edge of the brook?

2. What color does Demon dye his hair?

3. What article does Uncle Dan try to read?

4. What does Ana raise?

5. What is Ada's hair like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Van feel about Cordula?

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

3. How does Ada act when she tells stories at the table?

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

5. What happens in Van's stage act?

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

7. How does young Van feel about Ada?

8. What does Marina chastise Van for, after calling him into her room?

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

10. What becomes of Ada's old governess?

(see the answer keys)

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