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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Demon say that Lucette was, when he let her know about Dan's death?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

2. What type of fur coat does Ada wear?
(a) Mink.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Fox.
(d) Sea otter.

3. What is Cordula doing the first time Van tries to walk on his hands after his injury?
(a) She is brushing her hair.
(b) She is reading a book.
(c) She is in the bath.
(d) She is sleeping.

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

5. What does Ada suggest that she and Van should do in a few days, after she finishes her business in Geneva?
(a) Travel back to Ardis Hall.
(b) Go climbing in the Swiss Alps.
(c) Go on a cruise to Greece.
(d) Go on a tour of England.

6. What does VPL stand for?
(a) Veen Partners Limited.
(b) Very Private Letters.
(c) Valuing Personal Liabilities.
(d) Variegated Plastic Linings.

7. Where does Van track down Rack?
(a) Rack is at his children's school when Van finds him.
(b) Rack is in the hospital where Van is sent.
(c) Van finds Rack at his music shop.
(d) Van tracks down Rack at a hotel, where he is with a lover.

8. To whom does Van send the flowers he buys while waiting for Ada?
(a) No one.
(b) Ada.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) A stranger.

9. Where is Lucette staying in New York?
(a) The Winster Hotel for Young Ladies.
(b) Van's apartment.
(c) A rented brownstone.
(d) The Savoy Hotel.

10. What does Van term the act of pausing and sending the mind slightly backwards, to examine the moment of the present?
(a) Traveled Present.
(b) Prolonged Present.
(c) Deliberate Present.
(d) Considered Present.

11. What does Eric envision as the yearly fee for membership in Villa Venus?
(a) 1825 guineas.
(b) 7300 guineas.
(c) 3650 guineas.
(d) 5475 guineas.

12. What restaurant do Cordula and Van order food from?
(a) Monaco.
(b) Nauru.
(c) Tuvalu.
(d) Malta.

13. Who quips to Veen that he doesn't really need two women?
(a) Aster.
(b) Margo.
(c) Flora.
(d) Paulo.

14. What does Van tell Lucette when she calls to ask to come to his room?
(a) That he doesn't want to see her.
(b) That he's going out.
(c) That he's not alone.
(d) That he's going to sleep.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many copies of Van's book are sold in the first year?

3. What does the newspaper Van's father is reading at the airport say?

4. What did the artillery officer played by Kim Eskimossoff do for comic effect?

5. What does Van insist on doing to avoid going to bed the first night on the cruise?

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