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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. How long do Van and Ada give Lucette to memorize eight lines of poetry?
(a) Two hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) Ninety minutes.

2. Who does Van think is the most obvious choice that might have given him the note?
(a) Blanche.
(b) The governess.
(c) Lucette.
(d) Bout.

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

4. What does Baron d'Onsky try to buy from Demon?
(a) A deck of risque playing cards.
(b) A picture of a nude woman.
(c) A small sculpture of an apple.
(d) An engraved cigarette case.

5. What does Blanche tell Van?
(a) That Ada has slept with someone else.
(b) That Marina is having an affair with Pedro.
(c) That the governess knows of Van and Ada's affair.
(d) That Lucette is planning to run away with him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. In 1888, when Van visits Ardis Hall, what gift does he carry in his pocket?

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

5. Who is Van's first sexual experience with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Van feel about Marina?

2. How does Van first see Ada?

3. What becomes of Ada's old governess?

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

5. How does Aqua kill herself?

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

7. What causes Lucette to follow Ada and Van around in Chapter 34?

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

9. How does Van circumvent the rules about what Ada is supposed to read from the library?

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

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