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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 Vanessa in Chapter Thirty-Four, which of Richard’s cruelties was the worst?
(a) Making her look like a drunk.
(b) Keeping Vanessa in perpetual fear.
(c) Getting rid of Duke.
(d) Isolating her from her friends.

2. According to Vanessa in Chapter Thirty, where is Richard calling from?
(a) His office.
(b) Charlotte's apartment.
(c) The subway.
(d) A taxi.

3. What is Emma’s true identity?
(a) Maggie's niece.
(b) Vanessa's half sister.
(c) Daniel’s daughter.
(d) Charlotte's daughter.

4. According to Vanessa in Chapter Thirty, what did she pretend to be?
(a) Idle and dull.
(b) Smart but boring.
(c) Pretty and dumb.
(d) Busy and unavailable.

5. What is the name of Vanessa’s dog in Chapter Twenty-Six?
(a) Duke.
(b) King.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Rex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is with Emma in Chapter Thirty-Nine?

2. Whom does Vanessa ask to watch her little sister in Chapter Twenty-Four?

3. Where will Vanessa begin teaching, as revealed in Chapter Forty-Two?

4. According to Emma in Chapter Thirty-Six, what destroys people?

5. What does Maggie’s older brother do in the wake of Maggie’s death, as revealed in Chapter Twenty-Nine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Vanessa’s notebook, as revealed in Chapter Thirty-Five?

3. Who is Duke? What does the reader learn about him in Chapter Twenty-Six?

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

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

6. How does Vanessa compare Maggie and Emma in in Chapter Twenty-Four? What does she resolve to do?

7. Who is Jason? How has he had an impact on Vanessa, as revealed in Chapter Twenty-Nine?

8. What tragedy occurs during the Chi Omega initiation ritual, as revealed in Chapter Twenty-Four?

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

10. According to Emma in Chapter Thirty-Six, what has convinced her that Vanessa is telling the truth?

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