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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What club does Vanessa join during her sophomore year of high school?
(a) The Creative Writing Club.
(b) The Poetry Writing Club.
(c) The Yearbook Club.
(d) The Journalistic Writing Club.

2. As the novel begins, Vanessa is compulsively reading what?
(a) A blog post.
(b) A Twitter post.
(c) An Instagram post.
(d) A Facebook post.

3. What costume does Vanessa wear to the Halloween dance on page 62?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A vampire.
(d) A devil.

4. What general safety tool is distributed to the female students on page 16?
(a) Tasers.
(b) Mace.
(c) Flashlights.
(d) Whistles.

5. On page 76, Vanessa compares herself to which literary character?
(a) Dolores Haze.
(b) Humbert Humbert.
(c) Clare Quilty.
(d) Annabel Leigh.

6. On page 91, Strane repeatedly asserts that who is in control of their relationship?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) The school.
(c) The world.
(d) Himself.

7. What does Vanessa’s mother see on page 184 that confirms the truth of the relationship between Vanessa and Strane?
(a) A maple leaf.
(b) A Polaroid.
(c) A condom.
(d) A love note.

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

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

10. Who testifies against Vanessa on page 173?
(a) Mrs. Thompson.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Taylor.

11. How does Vanessa feel after complying with Strane’s requestion page 133?
(a) Overcome with fear.
(b) Overcome with disgust.
(c) Overcome with confusion.
(d) Overcome with rage.

12. When Strane and Vanessa first engage in physical contact on page 101, how does Vanessa describe her behavior?
(a) As enthusiastic.
(b) As informed.
(c) As robotic.
(d) As passionate.

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

14. What future does Strane foresee for Vanessa, as he explains on page 157?
(a) She will remember him and smile.
(b) She will become rich and famous.
(c) She will settle down and get married.
(d) She will travel the world and write books.

15. How old was Strane when he met Vanessa, as revealed on page 5?
(a) 40.
(b) 38.
(c) 36.
(d) 42.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Strane on page 140, what exists inside of both him and Vanessa?

2. According to Strane on page 157, what will happen by July?

3. How did the freelance journalist receive Vanessa’s name, as she explains on page 112?

4. Where does Vanessa encounter Strane during the Halloween dance on page 62?

5. When an article about Strane appears in a Portland newspaper on page 148, how many students have now accused Strane of abuse?

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