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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the new teacher acting as dorm parent for Vanessa’s dorm, as revealed on page 15?
(a) Ms. Thompson.
(b) Ms. Tucker.
(c) Ms. Turner.
(d) Ms. Taylor.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Vanessa as the novel begins?

2. How does Strane describe Vanessa’s poetry on page 44?

3. What does Vanessa think about her memories from high school, as she reveals on page 7?

4. How old was Strane when he met Vanessa, as revealed on page 5?

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

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