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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Five, Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Van see in Lucette's handbag?
(a) A blue envelope.
(b) A green handkerchief.
(c) A red jewel box.
(d) A yellow laquered mirror.

2. What two kinds of dreams does Van generally have?
(a) Professional and erotic dreams.
(b) Lucid and unremembered dreams.
(c) Exotic and mundane dreams.
(d) Frightening and entrancing dreams.

3. Who is the chaperone when Van visits Ada at school?
(a) No one.
(b) Cordula.
(c) The headmistress.
(d) Marina.

4. What is Ada's hair like?
(a) Long, curled, and dark.
(b) Short, blonde, and straight.
(c) Long, straight, and dark.
(d) Short, blonde, and curled.

5. When writing her husband from sanatoriums, Aqua sometimes used a Russian term meaning what?
(a) Sickening sadness.
(b) Bursting memories.
(c) Heart rending sounds.
(d) Rays of hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fights by the edge of the brook?

2. Does Ada allow Van to send his apologetic letter to Lucette?

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

4. What color is Van's terrycloth robe?

5. What combination of Van and Ada's name is used in the final chapter to indicate the couple?

(see the answer key)

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