My Dark Vanessa Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Kate Elizabeth Russell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

My Dark Vanessa Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Kate Elizabeth Russell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 ex-boyfriend, as revealed on page 47?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Isaiah.
(c) Ira.
(d) Ian.

2. What is the name of the freelance journalist who contacts Vanessa on page 112?
(a) Janine Bailey.
(b) Janine Bradley.
(c) Janine Barnell
(d) Janine Brooks.

3. According to Vanessa on page 5, what did Strane love about a teenage Vanessa?
(a) Her dark eroticism.
(b) Her dark stoicism.
(c) Her dark mechanism.
(d) Her dark romanticism.

4. How does Vanessa feel after complying with Strane’s requestion page 133?
(a) Overcome with confusion.
(b) Overcome with fear.
(c) Overcome with disgust.
(d) Overcome with rage.

5. According to Strane on page 38, what poem reminds him of Vanessa?
(a) Tulips.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Lady Lazarus.
(d) Mad Girl's Love Song.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Strane’s behavior reflect an agitated state of mind on page 83?

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

3. Who is the only other member of the club Vanessa joins during her sophomore year?

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

5. What is the name of the person who has accused a former teacher in the opening chapter of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ira and what opinion does he have about Vanessa, as explained on page 50?

2. Who is Janine Bailey and why does she contact Vanessa?

3. What psychological phenomenon happens to Vanessa when Strane first initiates physical contact on page 45?

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 at the Halloween dance on page 62?

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

8. What object does Vanessa’s mother discover that confirms the nature of Vanessa’s relationship with Strane? How does her mother react?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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