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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After meeting with Demon, does Van believe he should part with Ada?
(a) No, he doesn't care about what society thinks.
(b) Yes, but he will leave the decision to Ada.
(c) No, but he will part from Ada if she wants it.
(d) Yes, he writes a letter that says so.

2. Who does Van see on the train?
(a) His father.
(b) Cordula.
(c) Uncle Dan.
(d) Blanche.

3. What example does Van use in discussing order or succession in our perception of the past?
(a) Remembering whether his razor has been used once or twice.
(b) Remembering whether he has previously worn a tie.
(c) Remembering what he had to eat on previous days.
(d) Remembering what days to take medicine.

4. What did the artillery officer played by Kim Eskimossoff do for comic effect?
(a) Juggled objects.
(b) Tap-danced.
(c) Shot a gun.
(d) Took photographs.

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

6. What did Van think was in the secret drawer in the secretaire at Ardis Hall?
(a) Ada and Lucette's grandmother's love letters.
(b) Ada and Lucette's great-uncle's cigars.
(c) Ada and Lucette's secret diaries.
(d) Ada and Lucette's grandfather's pistol.

7. When Demon is sixty, how old is his Spanish lover?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fourteen.

8. What is Van doing while he stays at Cordula's?
(a) Learning to master chess.
(b) Composing songs.
(c) Beginning to learn to paint.
(d) Beginning to write his first book.

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

10. How does Lucette say she feels when she runs into Van?
(a) Angry and bitter.
(b) Relieved and guilty.
(c) Happy and sad.
(d) Annoyed but grateful.

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

12. What does Van insist on doing to avoid going to bed the first night on the cruise?
(a) Going to a dance.
(b) Seeing a film.
(c) Going to a pool party.
(d) Seeing a comedy show.

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

14. How long does Van spend in Cordula's Manhattan flat?
(a) A week.
(b) Six months.
(c) A month.
(d) A year.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Demon not want to turn Van over to the authorities for incest?

2. Who does Van have read and forward his letter to Ada about Lucette's death?

3. Who quips to Veen that he doesn't really need two women?

4. What does VPL stand for?

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

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