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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What enthralls Strane when he visits Vanessa at home on page 154?
(a) Her kitchen.
(b) Her backyard.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) Her library.

2. What does Vanessa tell her ex-boyfriend about the allegations against Strane?
(a) That she is unable to think about them.
(b) That she can corroborate them.
(c) That she feels they are true.
(d) That she feels they are not true.

3. According to Vanessa on page 5, how did Strane once refer to a teenage Vanessa?
(a) As his tempting mistress.
(b) As his twin flame.
(c) As his guardian angel.
(d) As his soul mate.

4. What is Vanessa’s job as the novel opens?
(a) Concierge.
(b) Maid.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Clerk.

5. What does Strane tell Vanessa he wants to do during the Halloween dance on page 62?
(a) Take her out to dinner.
(b) Tuck her in and kiss her good night.
(c) Dance with her under the moonlight.
(d) Leave Browick and never go back.

6. How does Vanessa attempt to avoid having sex with Strane on page 102?
(a) By citing her confusion.
(b) By citing her nausea.
(c) By citing a fear of pregnancy.
(d) By citing her menstrual cycle.

7. According to Strane on page 106, why have the charges against Strane been dropped?
(a) Due to the recanting of the accuser's story.
(b) Due to a donation to the school.
(c) Due to a lack of evidence.
(d) Due to newly submitted evidence.

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

9. What gift does Strane give to Vanessa when she first visits his home on page 95?
(a) A set of children's jewelry.
(b) A set of children’s pajamas.
(c) A set of children's socks.
(d) A set of children's dolls.

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Vanessa on page 5, what did Strane love about a teenage Vanessa?

2. Who testifies against Vanessa on page 173?

3. Who approaches Vanessa after Christmas break having heard rumors of Vanessa’s affair with Strane?

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

5. Where does Vanessa meet Strane on page 54?

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