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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 is the name of Vanessa’s therapist, as revealed on page 8?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Rita.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Regina.

2. What is the name of Vanessa’s favorite recording artist, as revealed on page 14?
(a) PJ Harvey.
(b) Fiona Apple.
(c) Tori Amos.
(d) Regina Spektor.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Strane on page 123, what will he treasure forever?

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

3. What is the name of Vanessa’s ex-boyfriend, as revealed on page 47?

4. What is the name of the boarding school Vanessa attended as a teenager, as revealed at the start of the novel?

5. According to Strane on page 146, what is responsible for the increasing number of allegations against him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to Strane on page 4, why might he be found guilty of assault?

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

5. Who testifies to Mrs. Giles that Strane and Vanessa have been having an affair? How does Vanessa respond?

6. Whose poetry does Strane give Vanessa to read while she is still his student? What is the effect of this poetry on Vanessa?

7. Why does Ms. Thompson email Strane? How does Vanessa discover this email?

8. How does Strane begin laying the groundwork for predatory behavior in the very first class Vanessa has with him?

9. Why does Strane come to see Vanessa on page 54? What does Vanessa experience psychologically on page 56?

10. Who is Jenny and what does the reader learn about her (and subsequently about Vanessa) on page 12?

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