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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 Strane want to remind Vanessa on page 327?
(a) That she is a coward.
(b) That she is a poet.
(c) That she is a warrior.
(d) That she is a woman.

2. How does Taylor react when Vanessa describes her relationship with Strane as the stuff of love stories?
(a) She looks sad.
(b) She looks confused.
(c) She looks afraid.
(d) She looks ill.

3. How does Plough describe Vanessa on page 350?
(a) As a riddle.
(b) As a conundrum.
(c) As a stumper.
(d) As an enigma.

4. What is the first name of Professor Plough?
(a) Harry.
(b) Henry.
(c) Hackney.
(d) Harvey.

5. What type of men populate the literature in Plough’s seminar class, as explained on page 321?
(a) Hideous men.
(b) Adoring men.
(c) Dutiful men.
(d) Monstrous men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Strane describe the allegations against him on page 187?

2. How does Vanessa compare Plough to Strane on page 272?

3. What does Plough want Vanessa to do after graduation?

4. How does Strane describe Vanessa’s power on page 327?

5. What are the name of Vanessa’s friends in the wake of her expulsion from Browick?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Vanessa judge Henry Plough to be untrustworthy?

3. Who is Bridget? Describe her relationship with Vanessa.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Jo and how does she get her name?

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

(see the answer keys)

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