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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. To what college is Vanessa accepted in the spring of 2002?
(a) Amherst College.
(b) Babson College.
(c) Emerson College.
(d) Atlantica College.

2. According to Vanessa on page 322, what does she now lack that teenage Vanessa once had?
(a) Spirit.
(b) Courage.
(c) Fear.
(d) Apathy.

3. How does Ruby describe a teenage Vanessa on page 265?
(a) As just trying to be loved.
(b) As just trying to go to school.
(c) As just trying to survive.
(d) As just trying her best.

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

5. What does Vanessa receive in the mail in the wake of Strane’s death?
(a) A package containing objects from their time together.
(b) Strane's copy of Lolita.
(c) Strane's last will and testament.
(d) A letter confessing his sins.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Strane on page 304, what is the only thing he did to the girl accusing him?

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

4. Where does Vanessa meet Craig following her expulsion from Browick?

5. According to Vanessa on page 279, what has Strane never subjected her to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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