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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Vanessa’s mother see on page 184 that confirms the truth of the relationship between Vanessa and Strane?
2. How old was Strane when he met Vanessa, as revealed on page 5?
3. What object does Vanessa watch when Strane first initiates contact with her, as explained on page 45?
4. Who approaches Vanessa after Christmas break having heard rumors of Vanessa’s affair with Strane?
5. According to Strane on page 157, what will happen by July?
Short Essay Questions
1. What procedure does Strane reveal he has had on page 102, and why does he reveal this information?
2. What happens to Vanessa psychologically during her first kiss with Strane on page 83?
3. Who is Ira and what opinion does he have about Vanessa, as explained on page 50?
4. What club does Vanessa join? Why? Whom does she meet there?
5. What happens during the field trip to see Andrew Wyeth’s home? Who witnesses this interaction?
6. What novel does Strane give Vanessa and what effect does it have on Vanessa?
7. Why does Strane come to see Vanessa on page 54? What does Vanessa experience psychologically on page 56?
8. Who is Dolores Haze and what does she represent to Vanessa, as explained on page 76?
9. Who is Taylor Birch and what does she post to Facebook, as Vanessa discovers at the opening of the novel?
10. Why does Jenny approach Vanessa in the winter of their sophomore year? How does Vanessa respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Vanessa’s journey toward healing and recovery. How does it ebb and flow? How does she make progress and fall behind? What does this say about an individual’s path to recovery?
Essay Topic 2
As the old saying goes, “Time heals all wounds.” Does the novel support this adage, or does it prove the opposite? Answer, using textual evidence to support your claims?
Essay Topic 3
The characters in My Dark Vanessa all highlight the idea the past is never truly past. Choose three characters and explain how each illustrates this idea, using textual evidence to support your claims.
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