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

2. Who made up the games that Ana describes in Chapter 8?
(a) Ana.
(b) The governess.
(c) Van.
(d) Lucette.

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

4. Where is Van and Ada's first sexual encounter?
(a) In a pond.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In Van's room.
(d) In an apple tree.

5. What is the "lolita" that Ada wears?
(a) A hat.
(b) A skirt.
(c) A shawl.
(d) A shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Van takes a walk after first arriving at Ardis Hall, who does he run into?

2. Who is at home when Van first arrives at Ardis Hall?

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

4. After playing a game, Van tries to get Lucette to go to bed and promises to bring her something. What does he promise to bring her?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Van feel about Cordula?

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

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

5. What becomes of Ada's old governess?

6. How does young Van feel about Ada?

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

8. Describe the encounter between Blanche and Van.

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

10. What happens in Van's stage act?

(see the answer keys)

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