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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. Vanessa’s dog is named after a song sung by which recording artist?
(a) Linda Ronstadt.
(b) Loretta Lynn.
(c) Reba McEntire.
(d) Dolly Parton.

2. How does Strane describe himself on page 187?
(a) As a monster.
(b) As a penitent.
(c) As confused.
(d) As an innocent man.

3. How does Vanessa compare Plough to Strane on page 272?
(a) She says Plough is the fetal stage of Strane.
(b) She says Plough is the larval stage of Strane.
(c) She says Plough is the pupal stage of Strane.
(d) She says Plough is the embryonic stage of Strane.

4. What is subject of the papers Strane sends to Vanessa on page 326?
(a) Her expulsion from Browick.
(b) His letters to Vanessa.
(c) His other allegations.
(d) His childhood traumas.

5. What does Vanessa confess to Professor Plough during one meeting in his office?
(a) That she has a crush on him.
(b) That she was expelled from Browick.
(c) That a Browick teacher raped her.
(d) That she has been self-medicating.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Vanessa on page 246, she never had a chance to be what?

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

3. According to Vanessa on page 369, what does her dog’s wagging tail remind her?

4. According to Vanessa on page 319, what does she need her relationship with Strane to be?

5. What job does Vanessa get after graduating from college?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Strane demand of Vanessa following his interaction with Plough?

3. What is Vanessa’s opinion of her teenage self? How does Ruby see a teenage Vanessa, as she explains on page 265?

4. What does Vanessa tell Ruby about the extent of her control over Strane on page 319? What does Ruby say in response?

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

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

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

8. How does Jo keep Vanessa in the present moment, as explained on page 369?

9. What does Vanessa reveal to Henry Plough regarding her time at Browick? What connection to Browick does Plough reveal?

10. How does Vanessa fit in on campus, as explained on page 269?

(see the answer keys)

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