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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. What is done with Marina's body after she dies?
(a) It is buried next to her husband.
(b) It is cremated.
(c) It is donated to science.
(d) It is buried at Ardis Hall.

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

3. At the Villa Venus where Van goes for the last time, what causes the grand piano to play?
(a) Clockworks.
(b) Rats.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Birds.

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

5. What year are most of the photos that Van and Ada view together taken?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1892.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Lucette staying in New York?

2. What is Van doing while he stays at Cordula's?

3. What does Ada suggest that she and Van should do in a few days, after she finishes her business in Geneva?

4. After meeting with Demon, does Van believe he should part with Ada?

5. To whom does Van send the flowers he buys while waiting for Ada?

Short Essay Questions

1. What metaphor does Van use for trying to understand time?

2. How does Demon discover that Van is living with Ada?

3. What does Van plan to do in the duel?

4. What plan does Lucette propose to Van?

5. What exercise in memory does Van attempt, which he also gives to his patients?

6. What does Cordula tell Van about Vanda Broom?

7. Why does Van think he is sterile?

8. How does Van remember his three farewell lectures on Bergson's Time?

9. What is Cordula's conversation like?

10. What excuse does Van make up to have time alone with Ada?

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