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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Strane unable to handle, as he explains on page 140?
(a) His feelings for Vanessa.
(b) HIs fear of getting caught.
(c) His self-loathing.
(d) His desire for control.

2. How many students have signed a list stating they are aware of the affair between Strane and Vanessa?
(a) 16.
(b) 26.
(c) 36.
(d) 46.

3. According to Vanessa on page 173, who is to blame for the rumors involving her and Strane?
(a) Vanessa herself.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Strane.

4. How does Vanessa describe her current emotional state to Strane on page 104?
(a) As overwhelmed.
(b) As traumatized.
(c) As confused.
(d) As fine.

5. What troubled Vanessa’s ex-boyfriend while they were dating, as revealed on page 50?
(a) Vanessa’s grief over the loss of her father.
(b) Vanessa’s addiction issues.
(c) Vanessa's unhappiness over her dead-end job.
(d) Vanessa’s continued relationship with Strane.

6. What is Vanessa’s last name?
(a) Howe.
(b) Wen.
(c) Wye.
(d) Ware.

7. How does Vanessa react to her first sexual encounter, as revealed on page 102?
(a) She falls asleep.
(b) She laughs uncontrollably.
(c) She throws up.
(d) She sobs uncontrollably.

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

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

10. What Nabokov novel does Strane give Vanessa before Thanksgiving break?
(a) Pale Fire.
(b) Pnin.
(c) The Gift.
(d) Lolita.

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

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

13. How old was Vanessa when she met Strane, as on page 5?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

14. Where does Vanessa encounter Strane during the Halloween dance on page 62?
(a) Outside her door.
(b) Under a tree.
(c) In the bathroom
(d) In his classroom.

15. How did the freelance journalist receive Vanessa’s name, as she explains on page 112?
(a) From an anonymous source.
(b) From a former teacher at Browick.
(c) From one of Vanessa's old friends.
(d) From a relation of Vanessa's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What general safety tool is distributed to the female students on page 16?

2. What word is used in the newspaper article on page 148 to describe how Strane prepared his victims?

3. Whose dog does Vanessa walk in order to go past Strane’s house?

4. What does Strane want Vanessa to call him on page 133?

5. On page 102, what procedure does Strane reveal he has had performed?

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