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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. Where does Marina have breakfast?
(a) In the dining room.
(b) In the sitting room.
(c) In bed.
(d) In the kitchen.

2. On his way to catch the train to Luga, Mayne, to resume school, what excuse does Van make to stop the car to meet Ada?
(a) Buying a new hat and coat.
(b) Washing in a stream.
(c) Buying a book for Marina.
(d) Picking some mushrooms for his father.

3. In what Manhattan landmark building did Dan propose to Marina in 1871?
(a) The first ten-floor Manhattan building.
(b) The first Manhattan glass-walled building.
(c) The first Manhattan brownstone.
(d) The first commercial apartment building in Manhattan.

4. What does Van dream of the night after he first has sex with Ada?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Holding hands with Blanche.
(c) Being scolded by the governess.
(d) Riding a horse.

5. What do the two kids who find Marina's pressed-flower book decide to do with it?
(a) Destroy it.
(b) Hide it.
(c) Put it in a museum.
(d) Add more flowers to it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Ada and Van lock up Lucette, ostensibly playing hide and seek, so that they can be alone?

2. Why does Greg come to Marina's house?

3. At sixteen, who does Ada say she's older than?

4. What does Ada like to paint pictures of from a book?

5. What color are Ada's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Ada do when Dr. Krolik died?

4. How does Aqua kill herself?

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

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

7. What reason does Van give Marina for leaving?

8. How does Van first see Ada?

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

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

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