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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 Demon not want to turn Van over to the authorities for incest?
(a) He doesn't want the publicity.
(b) He doesn't want to hurt Ada.
(c) He doesn't believe Van has done anything wrong.
(d) He doesn't want Van punished.

2. How does Ada introduce her husband to Van?
(a) She forgets to introduce him.
(b) She gives a familiar nickname.
(c) She gives his full, formal name.
(d) She calls him her husband.

3. What does Ada suggest that she and Van should do in a few days, after she finishes her business in Geneva?
(a) Go climbing in the Swiss Alps.
(b) Travel back to Ardis Hall.
(c) Go on a cruise to Greece.
(d) Go on a tour of England.

4. What has Van developed a test for?
(a) Determining age.
(b) Determining virginity.
(c) Determining happiness.
(d) Determining pregnancy.

5. What is Cordula doing the first time Van tries to walk on his hands after his injury?
(a) She is reading a book.
(b) She is brushing her hair.
(c) She is sleeping.
(d) She is in the bath.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Van keep Ada's communications for fifty years?

2. Who does Van write a letter to, to be sent in case he is killed in the duel?

3. Who does the woman on the boat mistake Van for?

4. What does Kim Beuharnais use to extort money from Ada?

5. How did Ada feel about acting tips from Marina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Van do after leaving Demon?

2. What metaphor does Van use for trying to understand time?

3. What does Van plan to do in the duel?

4. Why does Van need to go back for more surgery?

5. What plan does Lucette propose to Van?

6. What is Van's opinion of acting?

7. How did Percy de Prey die?

8. What is Cordula's conversation like?

9. In Marina's last days, why is Van planning a trip to America?

10. How does Van respond to Ada's arrival?

(see the answer keys)

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