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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. What does Richard do to Vanessa in Chapter Thirty-Nine?

2. How does Richard describe the contents of Vanessa’s notebook in Chapter Thirty-Five?

3. What does Richard want from Vanessa in Chapter Forty?

4. Why does Charlotte call Vanessa at the end of Chapter Twenty-Eight?

5. According to Vanessa in Chapter Thirty, what did she pretend to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vanessa fear in Chapter Thirty-Seven? Why?

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

3. What happens when Vanessa tries to confront Daniel in Chapter Twenty-Four? What does she learn?

4. What is the importance of the black Moleskine notebook, as revealed in Chapter Thirty?

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

6. What confessions does Vanessa make to Emma in Chapter Thirty-Six? How does Emma respond?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of Charlotte, Sam, and Lucille. How do these characters impact Vanessa and her development? How do they further develop the novel’s themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of sight as it pertains to the novel. How does the issue of sight—both literal and figurative—affect the characters in the novel? How does an inability to see clearly propel the novel’s conflicts and themes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of Maggie to the novel. Despite the fact that she is not physically present in the novel, she has a powerful impact on Vanessa and her development over the course of the novel. Discuss the impact of Maggie on Vanessa as well as on the novel’s plot and themes.

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