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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. Whom does Professor Plough know on the Browick staff?
(a) His wife.
(b) His brother.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His best friend.

2. According to Strane on page 304, what is the only thing he did to the girl accusing him?
(a) Brushed against her leg.
(b) Gave her a book of poetry.
(c) Touched her hand.
(d) Offered her a beer.

3. According to Vanessa on page 369, what does her dog’s wagging tail remind her?
(a) That Strane is gone.
(b) That it's time to eat.
(c) That life is good.
(d) That she is in the present.

4. Where does Vanessa meet Craig following her expulsion from Browick?
(a) An arcade.
(b) A bowling alley.
(c) A pool hall.
(d) A playground.

5. According to Vanessa on page 279, what has Strane never subjected her to?
(a) Humiliation.
(b) Manipulation.
(c) Fear.
(d) Worry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vanessa receive in the mail in the wake of Strane’s death?

2. How does Vanessa describe the word “survivor” on page 232?

3. How does Vanessa describe her relationship with Strane on page 192?

4. Of what is Craig a veteran, as revealed on page 214?

5. According to Vanessa on page 319, every aspect of her life is laced with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vanessa discover while working in the urology department of her father’s hospital?

2. How does the literature in Vanessa’s gothic seminar parallel her real life?

3. Why does Strane send Vanessa a packet of documents? Of what is he trying to remind her, as he explains on page 327? What does he want to achieve?

4. Who is Craig, and how does Vanessa meet him? What happens between them?

5. How does Vanessa’s relationship with Strane change after her graduation from college? To what can the reader attribute such change?

6. What does Janine tell Vanessa on page 232, and how does Vanessa feel about Janine’s choice of words?

7. What does Strane say to Vanessa when he calls her on page 187? How does he sound? How does she react to his call?

8. Why does Vanessa feel a need to see Strane, as explained on page 267? What does she get from it? How is this adoration function like a drug?

9. How does Strane die? How does he appear to Vanessa?

10. Where do Vanessa and Jo go together? What are both Vanessa and Jo learning to embrace?

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