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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the site of Strane’s death, as revealed on page 198?
(a) The Norumbega River.
(b) The Kennebec River.
(c) The Merrimack River.
(d) The Penobscot River.

2. On page 368, Vanessa realizes she wants to see the world without Strane where?
(a) Under her skin.
(b) In her thoughts.
(c) Behind her eyes.
(d) In her ear.

3. How does Strane describe the girl accusing him on page 306?
(a) As a girl with a vendetta.
(b) As a smart and honest student.
(c) As a capable manipulator.
(d) As an emotionally troubled liar.

4. How does Vanessa describe her living situation with her roommate on page 268?
(a) As an arrangement of functionality.
(b) As an arrangement of access.
(c) As an arrangement of friendliness.
(d) As an arrangement of convenience.

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

6. In which of Professor Plough’s classes is Vanessa enrolled?
(a) Her internship program.
(b) Her capstone seminar.
(c) Her thesis seminar.
(d) Her rhetoric seminar.

7. According to Vanessa on page 260, why is what Strane did to her not a crime?
(a) Because he was kind to her.
(b) Because he did not drug her.
(c) Because he was her teacher.
(d) Because there was no imbalance of power.

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

9. What does Craig do for a living?
(a) Delivery.
(b) Landscaping.
(c) Construction.
(d) Security.

10. According to Vanessa on page 319, what does she need her relationship with Strane to be?
(a) A comedy.
(b) A horror story.
(c) A coming-of-age story.
(d) A love story.

11. How does Vanessa describe her relationship with Strane on page 192?
(a) As a rite of passage.
(b) As an eternal flame.
(c) As a part of her past.
(d) As an amusing anecdote.

12. What is subject of the papers Strane sends to Vanessa on page 326?
(a) His letters to Vanessa.
(b) His other allegations.
(c) Her expulsion from Browick.
(d) His childhood traumas.

13. According to Vanessa on page 269, why does she lack relationships outside of Strane?
(a) Because she is too acerbic.
(b) Because she is too obsessive.
(c) Because she is too studious.
(d) Because she is too funny.

14. How does Plough describe Vanessa on page 350?
(a) As a stumper.
(b) As an enigma.
(c) As a conundrum.
(d) As a riddle.

15. What does Vanessa do while Strane is sleeping on page 306?
(a) Search his drawers.
(b) Look through his photos.
(c) Check his email.
(d) Take money from his wallet.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Strane on page 270, what is Vanessa reluctant to do?

2. How does Vanessa spend the summer before her senior year of college?

3. In what type of office does Taylor work?

4. How does Vanessa feel on page 250, after learning of Strane’s emails about her to the administration of Browick?

5. According to Vanessa on page 369, when does her dog wag her tail for attention?

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