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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) Dolly Parton.
(d) Reba McEntire.

2. What type of women populate the literature in Plough’s seminar class, as explained on page 321?
(a) Depressed women.
(b) Obsessive women.
(c) Manipulative women.
(d) Vengeful women.

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

4. How does Strane describe the allegations against him on page 187?
(a) As having no compassion.
(b) As having no cure.
(c) As having no logic.
(d) As having no understanding.

5. Where is the site of Strane’s death, as revealed on page 198?
(a) The Norumbega River.
(b) The Merrimack River.
(c) The Kennebec River.
(d) The Penobscot River.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Vanessa on page 283, everything wrong with her originated from what?

2. How does Vanessa describe her living situation with her roommate on page 268?

3. How does Vanessa spend the summer before her senior year of college?

4. According to Strane on page 304, what did the experience with Vanessa brand him as?

5. According to Vanessa on page 369, when does her dog wag her tail for attention?

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 Strane demand of Vanessa following his interaction with Plough?

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

4. How is Vanessa’s mother haunted by the past, as revealed by Jan Wye on page 363?

5. What does Vanessa learn from Jenny in the spring of 2002?

6. How does Vanessa feel regarding her impending graduation from college? What does Strane say about it on page 270?

7. What happens during Vanessa’s conversation with Taylor on page 313?

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’s relationship with Strane change after her graduation from college? To what can the reader attribute such change?

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

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