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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Vanessa as the novel begins?
(a) 36.
(b) 30.
(c) 32.
(d) 34.

2. How does Vanessa feel after learning the charges against Strane have been dropped on page 108?
(a) Discarded.
(b) Unstable.
(c) Informed.
(d) Validated.

3. When Vanessa checks Strane’s email on page 127, she discovers which teacher has emailed him to discuss Vanessa?
(a) Ms. Thompson.
(b) Professor. Plough.
(c) Mrs. Antonova.
(d) Mrs. Giles.

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

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

6. What is the name of Vanessa’s favorite recording artist, as revealed on page 14?
(a) Fiona Apple.
(b) Tori Amos.
(c) Regina Spektor.
(d) PJ Harvey.

7. What does Strane want Vanessa to call him on page 133?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Father.
(d) Sir.

8. What is the first name of Mr. Strane, the teacher who is being accused of assault at the start of the novel?
(a) James.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Justin.
(d) Jonathan.

9. To what does Strane compare Vanessa’s hair on page 33?
(a) A maple leaf.
(b) A bonfire.
(c) A candle's flame.
(d) A beating heart.

10. What is the name of the publication for which Janine Bailey is writing her exposé?
(a) Femzine.
(b) Girlzine.
(c) Queenzine.
(d) Ladyzine.

11. According to Vanessa on page 9, why are abusers able to hide?
(a) Because they are pillars of society.
(b) Because they blend in so well.
(c) Because everyone turns a blind eye.
(d) Because they threaten their victims.

12. Reading the Nabokov novel has convinced Vanessa of what, as she explains on page 76?
(a) Her lust for Strane.
(b) Her maturity regarding Strane.
(c) Her power over Strane.
(d) Her fear of Strane.

13. How does Strane’s behavior reflect an agitated state of mind on page 83?
(a) His knocks over his water.
(b) His hands tremble.
(c) He trips.
(d) He rapidly blinks his eyes.

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

15. Who approaches Vanessa after Christmas break having heard rumors of Vanessa’s affair with Strane?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Taylor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the new teacher acting as dorm parent for Vanessa’s dorm, as revealed on page 15?

2. What enthralls Strane when he visits Vanessa at home on page 154?

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

4. What has Vanessa displayed that prompts a teacher to send a concerned email on page 127?

5. According to Jenny on age 163, who once warned her about Strane?

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