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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. According to Richard in Chapter Fifteen, what did he think of upon first seeing Nellie?
(a) A damsel.
(b) An angel.
(c) A goddess.
(d) A nymph.

2. According to Vanessa in Chapter Twenty-Two, when did all her problems begin?
(a) Childhood.
(b) The flight.
(c) Birth.
(d) College.

3. How does Vanessa feel in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Broken down.
(b) Cracked open.
(c) Closed off.
(d) Smashed to bits.

4. According to Nellie in Chapter Five, what could she not ever imagine being?
(a) In danger of Richard.
(b) Unhappy with Richard.
(c) Confused by Richard.
(d) Mad at Richard.

5. What is the name of Vanessa’s aunt?
(a) Camilla.
(b) Carol.
(c) Cora.
(d) Charlotte.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Vanessa keep track of the truth during her marriage to Richard, as revealed in Chapter Twenty-Three?

2. What color does the narrator in Chapter Two plan to dye her roots?

3. According to Nellie in Chapter Nine, how does the strange woman walk?

4. What does Richard do to Vanessa at the end of Chapter Twenty-Two?

5. Why does Richard get angry with Vanessa in Chapter Fourteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What package does Vanessa receive in Chapter Twelve? What does she think about this package?

2. According to Charlotte in Chapter Twenty, how did Vanessa start to change after marrying Richard?

3. What happens to Nellie while she is waitressing in Chapter Eleven, and how does she react?

4. What problem does Nellie encounter with her wedding in Chapter Eleven?

5. Where does Vanessa work? What happens to her at work in Chapter Two?

6. What worries Vanessa in Chapter Four? What does she vow to do?

7. Why does Richard become angry at Nellie in Chapter Seven? What happens as a result?

8. What odd occurrence happens to Vanessa while home alone in Chapter Twenty-One?

9. What does the reader learn about Nellie in Chapter One?

10. What shocking information is revealed to the reader in Chapter Eighteen?

(see the answer keys)

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