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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who chooses the girls at Villa Venus?
(a) David van Veen.
(b) A beautiful, lesbian house-mother.
(c) The Head Venus Luminary.
(d) Councils of Elderly Noblemen.

3. How do Ada and Van keep their correspondence secret?
(a) They write letters in code.
(b) They write letters reversed and read them in mirrors.
(c) They write letters in disappearing ink.
(d) They deliver letters only in person and burn them after reading.

4. Who fights by the edge of the brook?
(a) Van and Percy.
(b) Van and Dan.
(c) Greg and Dan.
(d) Greg and Percy.

5. What was Van's first novel called?
(a) Ardors in Ardis.
(b) In the Three-Ninth Kingdom.
(c) Letters from Terra.
(d) Les enfants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Mr. Plunkett exposed at cheating at cards?

2. Who made up the games that Ana describes in Chapter 8?

3. What two kinds of dreams does Van generally have?

4. Does Van talk to Ada before he leaves?

5. Where does Percy de Prey ask Van to meet him?

(see the answer key)

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