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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 name the dog she adopts at the end of the novel?
(a) Johanna.
(b) Jolene.
(c) Juliet.
(d) Jeanne.
2. According to Strane on page 304, what is the only thing he did to the girl accusing him?
(a) Gave her a book of poetry.
(b) Brushed against her leg.
(c) Offered her a beer.
(d) Touched her hand.
3. According to Strane on page 270, what is Vanessa reluctant to do?
(a) Clean up.
(b) Sober up.
(c) Perk up.
(d) Grow up.
4. What has Vanessa been writing for three years, as revealed on page 281?
(a) A modern interpretation of Lolita.
(b) A memoir.
(c) An anonymous blog.
(d) A book of poetry.
5. Where does Vanessa work following her graduation from high school?
(a) An auto parts warehouse.
(b) A lawn and garden warehouse.
(c) A home goods warehouse.
(d) A bulk good warehouse.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Vanessa describe her relationship with Strane on page 192?
2. In what hospital department does Vanessa begin working after she turns 17?
3. What color is the dog adopted by Vanessa?
4. What does Vanessa do while Strane is sleeping on page 306?
5. How does Ruby describe a teenage Vanessa on page 265?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Vanessa tell Ruby about the extent of her control over Strane on page 319? What does Ruby say in response?
2. What does Janine tell Vanessa on page 232, and how does Vanessa feel about Janine’s choice of words?
3. Who is Bridget? Describe her relationship with Vanessa.
4. Why does Vanessa judge Henry Plough to be untrustworthy?
5. Who is Henry Plough? How does Vanessa compare him to Strane on page 272?
6. How is Vanessa’s mother haunted by the past, as revealed by Jan Wye on page 363?
7. How does Strane react to his encounter with Plough? How does Vanessa react to it?
8. What package does Vanessa receive in the mail following Strane’s death? What effect does this package have on her?
9. How does Vanessa feel regarding her impending graduation from college? What does Strane say about it on page 270?
10. Who is Craig, and how does Vanessa meet him? What happens between them?
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