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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Van meets Ada in the forest fork, what is she wearing?
(a) A long white formal dress.
(b) A robe and slippers.
(c) Shorts and a blue shirt.
(d) A yellow tennis outfit.

2. At sixteen, who does Ada say she's older than?
(a) Her aunt when she first went into the asylum.
(b) Her grandmother at the time of her first divorce.
(c) Her mother when she first gave birth.
(d) Her father when he took his third lover.

3. What feeling does Van have while he tries to walk on his hands?
(a) That his arms are disconnected from his body.
(b) That, while inverted, he is walking on Terra.
(c) That his left arm is shorter than his right.
(d) That his neck is as versatile as a tail.

4. Where does Percy de Prey ask Van to meet him?
(a) At the creek in the woods.
(b) At the islet in Lake Ladore.
(c) At Maidenhair Road and Tourbiure Lane.
(d) At the stables behind Ardis Hall.

5. Why does Van give bribes to the janitor at his building?
(a) So the janitor will fix problems in his apartment.
(b) So the janitor won't distribute the photos he's taken of Van.
(c) So the janitor won't give out any information about the Veens.
(d) So the janitor will deliver food and do other errands for Van.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Van think was in the secret drawer in the secretaire at Ardis Hall?

2. What does Dack run through the house with?

3. What kind of fish does Lucette have when she and Van go to lunch?

4. What does VPL stand for?

5. What board game is "Flavita" a Russian version of?

(see the answer key)

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