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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Vanessa as the novel begins?
(a) 34.
(b) 30.
(c) 36.
(d) 32.

2. What future does Strane foresee for Vanessa, as he explains on page 157?
(a) She will settle down and get married.
(b) She will remember him and smile.
(c) She will become rich and famous.
(d) She will travel the world and write books.

3. According to Vanessa on page 5, what did Strane love about a teenage Vanessa?
(a) Her dark mechanism.
(b) Her dark romanticism.
(c) Her dark eroticism.
(d) Her dark stoicism.

4. How old was Vanessa when she met Strane, as on page 5?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

5. On page 91, Strane repeatedly asserts that who is in control of their relationship?
(a) Himself.
(b) Vanessa.
(c) The world.
(d) The school.

6. What is the name of Vanessa’s therapist, as revealed on page 8?
(a) Rita.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Regina.

7. Where does Vanessa meet Strane on page 54?
(a) A back alley.
(b) A library.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) A parking lot.

8. Who testifies against Vanessa on page 173?
(a) Taylor.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Mrs. Thompson.

9. Why did Vanessa being seeing a therapist, as revealed on page 8?
(a) To work through her emotions surrounding the breakup with her ex.
(b) To work through her emotions surrounding the death of her father.
(c) To work through her emotions surrounding the relationship with Strane.
(d) To work through her emotions surrounding the estrangement of her mother.

10. What object does Vanessa watch when Strane first initiates contact with her, as explained on page 45?
(a) A red balloon.
(b) A red bus.
(c) A red bird.
(d) A red bicycle.

11. What club does Vanessa join during her sophomore year of high school?
(a) The Journalistic Writing Club.
(b) The Poetry Writing Club.
(c) The Yearbook Club.
(d) The Creative Writing Club.

12. Who approaches Vanessa after Christmas break having heard rumors of Vanessa’s affair with Strane?
(a) Taylor.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Ruby.

13. What is the name of Vanessa’s ex-boyfriend, as revealed on page 47?
(a) Isaiah.
(b) Isaac.
(c) Ira.
(d) Ian.

14. According to Vanessa on page 9, why are abusers able to hide?
(a) Because they are pillars of society.
(b) Because they threaten their victims.
(c) Because everyone turns a blind eye.
(d) Because they blend in so well.

15. According to Strane on page 4, what is the word “assault”?
(a) An unintelligible term.
(b) A meaningless term.
(c) A valid term.
(d) A consequential term.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Vanessa’s mother reject the idea that Vanessa is sexually active, as she explains on page 135?

2. What is the name of the publication for which Janine Bailey is writing her exposé?

3. As the novel begins, Vanessa is compulsively reading what?

4. According to Strane on page 157, what will happen by July?

5. According to Vanessa on page 5, how did Strane once refer to a teenage Vanessa?

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