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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 Maggie’s older brother do in the wake of Maggie’s death, as revealed in Chapter Twenty-Nine?
(a) Vandalize the sorority house.
(b) Chase Vanessa down the street.
(c) Consult a lawyer.
(d) Call Vanessa's mother.

2. What happened to Vanessa’s notebook, as explained in Chapter Thirty-Five?
(a) Richard burned it.
(b) Richard tore it up.
(c) Richard buried it.
(d) Richard gave it to his lawyer.

3. According to Vanessa in the epilogue, what is the only way to move forward?
(a) The truth.
(b) Therapy.
(c) Forgetfulness.
(d) Success.

4. According to Vanessa in Chapter Thirty-Eight, what had her guilt and anxiety concocted?
(a) A wish.
(b) A truth.
(c) A lie.
(d) A dream.

5. According to Emma in Chapter Thirty-Six, what convinced her that Vanessa no longer wanted Richard in her life?
(a) The expression on her face.
(b) The trembling of her hands.
(c) The sound of her voice.
(d) The movement of her body.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Vanessa feel immediately upon meeting her dog in Chapter Twenty-Six?

2. What does Vanessa learn about Emma in Chapter Twenty-Seven?

3. What change does Richard demand Vanessa make in Chapter Thirty-Five?

4. What does Vanessa discover is missing in Chapter Twenty-Five?

5. Whom does Vanessa call in Chapter Thirty-Eight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Richard tell Vanessa in Chapter Forty? How does Vanessa respond?

2. What is the worst of Richard’s cruelties, and how does Vanessa discover it in Chapter Thirty-Four?

3. Why is Richard angry at Vanessa at the end of Chapter Twenty-Five? How does Vanessa respond?

4. What does the reader learn about Emma in the novel’s epilogue?

5. What does Vanessa learn about the cake topper in Twenty-Five?

6. Where does Vanessa confront Richard in Chapter Thirty-Nine? What happens?

7. For what does Richard accept blame in Chapter Thirty-Five? What changes does he say must be made?

8. How does Vanessa intentionally anger Richard before and during the cocktail party in Chapter Thirty-Two? Why does she do this?

9. How does Maureen respond to the situation in Chapter Thirty-Nine?

10. What does Vanessa send to Emma in Chapter Thirty-Three? Why?

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