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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 names does Nabokov use for the world of the novel?
(a) Demonia and Antiterra.
(b) Terrafirma and Terraductile.
(c) Elysium and Hel.
(d) Shadia and Paradisia.

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

3. What occurs as Van enters the hotel to meet Ada?
(a) He runs into a small child.
(b) He is hit by a ball.
(c) He trips over a suitcase.
(d) He runs into a door.

4. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of Van's books?
(a) Terransmigration.
(b) Furnished Space.
(c) The Texture of Time.
(d) Clairvoyerism.

5. At the Villa Venus where Van goes for the last time, what causes the grand piano to play?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Birds.
(c) Clockworks.
(d) Rats.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Demon die?

2. Where does Demon say that Lucette was, when he let her know about Dan's death?

3. What are the "three C's" Lucette says were talked about at Ada's house?

4. How long does Van spend in Cordula's Manhattan flat?

5. Where does Van spend his free time while he is staying at Cordula's?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Demon discover that Van is living with Ada?

2. Why does Van think he is sterile?

3. How did Percy de Prey die?

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

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

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

7. How does Van gain the post of Rattner Chair of Philosophy at University of Kingston?

8. What is Cordula's conversation like?

9. How does Van characterize to Greg his relationship with Ada?

10. When Ada telephones Van, what does she tell him?

(see the answer keys)

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