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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. How does Nellie feel at the fancy restaurant in Chapter Thirteen?

2. What does Nellie give to Richard’s sister in Chapter Thirteen?

3. What is the name of the school where Nellie works, as revealed in Chapter Three?

4. What is Vanessa’s natural hair color, as revealed in Chapter Sixteen?

5. What does Sam give Nellie in Chapter Seven?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Richard’s neighbor tell Nellie in Chapter Nine?

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

5. According to Vanessa in Chapter Four, how was she a bad wife to Richard?

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

7. What information is revealed to Richard in Chapter Eight? How does he learn this information, and how does he react?

8. What does Richard give Vanessa in Chapter Twenty-Two? Why?

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

10. Who is Richard? What does the reader learn about him in Chapter One?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Vanessa and Emma. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the future has in store for Vanessa after the close of the novel? Predict Vanessa’s future based on her thoughts and actions over the course of the novel as well as the growth she experiences by the end.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the influence Vanessa’s mother has on her character and on the novel as a whole.

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