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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. How does Vanessa attempt to avoid having sex with Strane on page 102?
(a) By citing her menstrual cycle.
(b) By citing her confusion.
(c) By citing a fear of pregnancy.
(d) By citing her nausea.

2. What loss does Strane lament on page 54?
(a) The loss of his reputation.
(b) The loss of his home.
(c) The loss of his income.
(d) The loss of his self-worth.

3. How many students have signed a list stating they are aware of the affair between Strane and Vanessa?
(a) 16.
(b) 36.
(c) 26.
(d) 46.

4. According to Vanessa on page 9, why are abusers able to hide?
(a) Because everyone turns a blind eye.
(b) Because they threaten their victims.
(c) Because they are pillars of society.
(d) Because they blend in so well.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Strane on page 4, what is the word “assault”?

2. What is the name of the publication for which Janine Bailey is writing her exposé?

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

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

5. According to Strane on page 178, what is the only way for Vanessa to have a successful future?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What club does Vanessa join? Why? Whom does she meet there?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Jenny approach Vanessa in the winter of their sophomore year? How does Vanessa respond?

8. What happens to Vanessa psychologically during her first kiss with Strane on page 83?

9. Who writes a letter to the board regarding the relationship between Vanessa and Strane? What is the initial result of this letter?

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

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