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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 does Dorothy come to believe about Van?
(a) That he's secretly in love with Dorothy.
(b) That he's helping Ada meet a divorce lawyer.
(c) That he's helping Ada arrange to meet a lover.
(d) That he's Ada's lover.

2. How does the blind Spencer Muldoon describe colors?
(a) As "strong" or "weak."
(b) As "expansive" or "internal."
(c) As "fat" or "thin."
(d) As "big" or "small."

3. What is Van's purpose in writing his book about time?
(a) To clarify his own understanding of time.
(b) To make money.
(c) To make clear to the world the reality of time he's discovered.
(d) To model with time the evolution of love.

4. What word does Greg seem to like to use?
(a) Awful.
(b) Horrid.
(c) Terrible.
(d) Grotesque.

5. How did Ada feel about acting tips from Marina?
(a) They were useless and idiotic.
(b) They were insulting and sarcastic.
(c) They were somewhat helpful but few.
(d) They were extremely beneficial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurs as Van enters the hotel to meet Ada?

2. What restaurant do Cordula and Van order food from?

3. What is the best Franco-Estonian restaurant in Manhattan Major?

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

5. Where does Van track down Rack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan does Lucette propose to Van?

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

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

4. What is Van's opinion of acting?

5. What does Lucette say about Ada's hands?

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

7. How did Percy de Prey die?

8. What tragedy happened at the Villa Venus in Souvenir, Missouri?

9. What is Cordula's conversation like?

10. What does Ada's letter say she will do if Van doesn't allow her to come live with him?

(see the answer keys)

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