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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Ada and Van lock up Lucette, ostensibly playing hide and seek, so that they can be alone?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In her bedroom.
(c) In a closet.
(d) In a bathroom.

2. What game did Van win in a match against Pat Rishin at Chose in 1887?
(a) Go.
(b) Mah-jong.
(c) Chess.
(d) Cribbage.

3. What color are Ada's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

4. In what language does Van write letters to his mother?
(a) Italian.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) French.

5. What causes both Van and Ada to rush back to the house?
(a) They've forgotten a visitor is arriving.
(b) Rain has started to pour down.
(c) They are angry and want to each be alone.
(d) They are afraid they've left their diaries out.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1888, when Van visits Ardis Hall, what gift does he carry in his pocket?

2. How do Ada and Van keep their correspondence secret?

3. Does Van talk to Ada before he leaves?

4. What feature of Van's and Ada's is extremely similar?

5. When Van meets Ada in the forest fork, what is she wearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does young Van feel about Ada?

2. How does Van first see Ada?

3. What reason does Van give Marina for leaving?

4. What is the first trick Ada and Van use to escape from Lucette?

5. What does Ada have to do before she can go off and meet Van in private in Chapter 20?

6. How does Aqua kill herself?

7. What does Blanche look like as she is ready to leave?

8. Describe the encounter between Blanche and Van.

9. What becomes of Ada's old governess?

10. How does Van feel about Cordula?

(see the answer keys)

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