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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Jenny describe Strane on page 163?
(a) As a catastrophe.
(b) As a creep.
(c) As a chump.
(d) As a clown.

3. During the field trip taken in the winter of Vanessa’s sophomore year, who tells Vanessa her affair with Strane is incredibly stupid?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Jeffrey.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Jesse.

4. Who is the new teacher acting as dorm parent for Vanessa’s dorm, as revealed on page 15?
(a) Ms. Taylor.
(b) Ms. Turner.
(c) Ms. Thompson.
(d) Ms. Tucker.

5. What word is used in the newspaper article on page 148 to describe how Strane prepared his victims?
(a) Primed.
(b) Trained.
(c) Conditioned.
(d) Groomed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Strane when he met Vanessa, as revealed on page 5?

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

3. What enthralls Strane when he visits Vanessa at home on page 154?

4. What has Vanessa displayed that prompts a teacher to send a concerned email on page 127?

5. What future does Strane foresee for Vanessa, as he explains on page 157?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ruby and what does she and Vanessa discuss about abusers on page 9?

2. What does Vanessa indicate about her memories involving Strane on page 7?

3. What does Vanessa tell her mother about Jacob on page 135, and how does her mother respond?

4. What novel does Strane give Vanessa and what effect does it have on Vanessa?

5. What odd request does Strane make a Vanessa on page 133? How does she respond?

6. What happens during the field trip to see Andrew Wyeth’s home? Who witnesses this interaction?

7. Who speaks with Vanessa during the field trip to Quebec and what does this person tell her?

8. What indications are given to the reader that illustrate Vanessa’s lack of agency during her first sexual encounter?

9. What strange gift does Strane give to Vanessa when she first goes to visit him at his house?

10. Who is Dolores Haze and what does she represent to Vanessa, as explained on page 76?

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