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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 47-112.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Strane and Vanessa first engage in physical contact on page 101, how does Vanessa describe her behavior?
(a) As passionate.
(b) As informed.
(c) As enthusiastic.
(d) As robotic.

2. What is the name of the person who has accused a former teacher in the opening chapter of the novel?
(a) Taylor Balsam.
(b) Taylor Bay.
(c) Taylor Beech.
(d) Taylor Birch.

3. What does Vanessa think about her memories from high school, as she reveals on page 7?
(a) They are shadowy and incomplete.
(b) They are limpid and diaphanous.
(c) They are stark and clear.
(d) They are fleeting and dark.

4. Where does Vanessa encounter Strane during the Halloween dance on page 62?
(a) In the bathroom
(b) In his classroom.
(c) Outside her door.
(d) Under a tree.

5. What Nabokov novel does Strane give Vanessa before Thanksgiving break?
(a) Pale Fire.
(b) Lolita.
(c) The Gift.
(d) Pnin.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Strane compare Vanessa’s hair on page 33?

2. Which of Strane’s classes is Vanessa taking during her sophomore year of high school?

3. What is the first name of Mr. Strane, the teacher who is being accused of assault at the start of the novel?

4. Why did Vanessa being seeing a therapist, as revealed on page 8?

5. What does Vanessa text Strane on page 59?

(see the answer key)

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