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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 185-265.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Vanessa describe her relationship with Strane on page 192?
(a) As a part of her past.
(b) As a rite of passage.
(c) As an eternal flame.
(d) As an amusing anecdote.

2. In the spring of Vanessa’s sophomore year, Strane’s literature class takes a field trip to see the home of which American artist?
(a) Jackson Pollock.
(b) John Singer Sargent.
(c) Andrew Wyeth.
(d) Edward Hopper.

3. How does Strane describe Vanessa’s poetry on page 44?
(a) As uplifting.
(b) As sophisticated.
(c) As profound.
(d) As sexy.

4. How does Jenny describe Strane on page 163?
(a) As a creep.
(b) As a catastrophe.
(c) As a chump.
(d) As a clown.

5. Where do the sophomores take a field trip in the winter of Vanessa’s sophomore year?
(a) Toronto.
(b) Vancouver.
(c) Montreal.
(d) Quebec.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Strane on page 178, what is the only way for Vanessa to have a successful future?

2. Who contacts Vanessa in the spring of 2002?

3. What does Vanessa do to the email she receives from Janine Bailey on page 144?

4. How does Vanessa feel about Strane’s suicide, as she reveals on page 263?

5. What does Vanessa receive in the mail in the wake of Strane’s death?

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