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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On page 102, what procedure does Strane reveal he has had performed?
(a) A catheterization.
(b) A vasectomy.
(c) A rhinoplasty.
(d) An eye lift.

3. What is the name of Vanessa’s faculty advisor?
(a) Mrs. Antonova.
(b) Mrs. Andrews.
(c) Mrs. Armstrong.
(d) Mrs. Adkins.

4. What does Vanessa tell her ex-boyfriend about the allegations against Strane?
(a) That she is unable to think about them.
(b) That she can corroborate them.
(c) That she feels they are true.
(d) That she feels they are not true.

5. How does Vanessa describe her current emotional state to Strane on page 104?
(a) As fine.
(b) As overwhelmed.
(c) As confused.
(d) As traumatized.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Strane on page 38, what poem reminds him of Vanessa?

2. According to Vanessa on page 9, why are abusers able to hide?

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

4. What is the name of the boarding school Vanessa attended as a teenager, as revealed at the start of the novel?

5. Reading the Nabokov novel has convinced Vanessa of what, as she explains on page 76?

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