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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Vanessa’s job as the novel opens?
(a) Clerk.
(b) Concierge.
(c) Maid.
(d) Secretary.

3. 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 estrangement of her mother.
(c) To work through her emotions surrounding the death of her father.
(d) To work through her emotions surrounding the relationship with Strane.

4. According to Strane on page 21, the world is made up of endlessly intersecting what?
(a) Stories.
(b) Trajectories.
(c) Individuals.
(d) Lifetimes.

5. What is the name of the lake by Vanessa’s home, as revealed on page 20?
(a) Lake Sunapee.
(b) Squam Lake.
(c) Lake Willoughby.
(d) Whalesback Lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Strane on page 4, what is the word “assault”?

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

3. Who is the only other member of the club Vanessa joins during her sophomore year?

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

5. What club does Vanessa join during her sophomore year of high school?

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