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

2. How does Vanessa explain missing Richard’s phone call in Chapter Twenty-Five?

3. According to Vanessa in Chapter Thirty-One, what is the only way to escape Richard?

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

5. Where do Vanessa and Emma meet in Chapter Thirty-Six?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Furry Paws and why does the owner call Vanessa in Chapter Thirty-Four?

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

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

7. What does Vanessa plan to do with Richard’s money, as explained in Chapter Thirty-Three?

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

9. How does Vanessa contact Emma in Chapter Thirty? How does Vanessa feel she has wronged her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay defining regret from the Vanessa’s perspective. Why does Vanessa experience a sense of regret? How do the choices she makes in the present day reflect these values?

Essay Topic 2

Vanessa finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the novel and on the other characters.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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