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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of women populate the literature in Plough’s seminar class, as explained on page 321?
(a) Vengeful women.
(b) Manipulative women.
(c) Depressed women.
(d) Obsessive women.

2. What does Vanessa need from Strane, as she explains on page 267?
(a) His adoration.
(b) His fastidiousness.
(c) His presence.
(d) His ignorance.

3. Where does Vanessa take her dog at the end of the novel?
(a) The lake.
(b) Her mother's house.
(c) The beach.
(d) The park.

4. What Nabokov novel does Vanessa discuss with Plough, intriguing him?
(a) Pale Fire.
(b) Laughter in the Dark.
(c) Pnin.
(d) Despair.

5. According to Vanessa on page 319, every aspect of her life is laced with what?
(a) The past.
(b) Browick.
(c) Strane.
(d) Poison.

6. How does Ruby describe a teenage Vanessa on page 265?
(a) As just trying to be loved.
(b) As just trying to survive.
(c) As just trying to go to school.
(d) As just trying her best.

7. How does Vanessa spend the summer before her senior year of college?
(a) Pumping gas.
(b) Cleaning hotel rooms.
(c) Making coffee.
(d) Delivering pizza.

8. What is the first name of Professor Plough?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Henry.
(c) Harry.
(d) Hackney.

9. In what hospital department does Vanessa begin working after she turns 17?
(a) The pulmonary department.
(b) The cardiology department.
(c) The oncology department.
(d) The urology department.

10. How does Jan Wye feel about her role in Vanessa’s abuse, as she reveals on page 363?
(a) Proud.
(b) Exonerated.
(c) Vindicated.
(d) Guilty.

11. When Vanessa calls Strane following her acceptance into college, what message does she leave for him?
(a) That she is turning him in.
(b) That she is waiting for him.
(c) That she is dating someone new.
(d) That she is moving on from him.

12. Where does Vanessa meet Craig following her expulsion from Browick?
(a) An arcade.
(b) A pool hall.
(c) A bowling alley.
(d) A playground.

13. What does Strane want to remind Vanessa on page 327?
(a) That she is a woman.
(b) That she is a poet.
(c) That she is a coward.
(d) That she is a warrior.

14. According to Vanessa on page 279, what has Strane never subjected her to?
(a) Manipulation.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Worry.
(d) Fear.

15. To what college is Vanessa accepted in the spring of 2002?
(a) Amherst College.
(b) Emerson College.
(c) Atlantica College.
(d) Babson College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Strane reveal about Plough’s wife on page 342?

2. How does Strane describe Vanessa’s power on page 327?

3. According to Vanessa on page 246, what did Strane steal from her?

4. According to Vanessa on page 265, what did her teenage self do to Strane?

5. On page 368, Vanessa realizes she wants to see the world without Strane where?

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