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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 Vanessa in the epilogue, what is the only way to move forward?
2. Where does Vanessa go at the start of Chapter Forty?
3. As explained by Vanessa in Chapter Thirty-Three, where does she intend to take Charlotte?
4. How does Richard know Vanessa is writing in a notebook, as explained in Chapter Thirty-Five?
5. What does Vanessa want Emma to do at the end of Chapter Thirty-Six?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Richard angry at Vanessa at the end of Chapter Twenty-Five? How does Vanessa respond?
2. What does Richard tell Vanessa in Chapter Forty? How does Vanessa respond?
3. How does Vanessa intentionally anger Richard before and during the cocktail party in Chapter Thirty-Two? Why does she do this?
4. What does Vanessa plan to do with Richard’s money, as explained in Chapter Thirty-Three?
5. How does Maureen respond to the situation in Chapter Thirty-Nine?
6. How does Vanessa compare Maggie and Emma in in Chapter Twenty-Four? What does she resolve to do?
7. What happens to Vanessa in Chapter Twenty-Seven? What is the cause of this situation?
8. What does the reader learn about Emma in the novel’s epilogue?
9. Why does Vanessa visit Richard’s office in Chapter Thirty-Two? What does she do there?
10. What happens when Vanessa tries to confront Daniel in Chapter Twenty-Four? What does she learn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss Vanessa’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is she a principled person? In what ways is she unprincipled? Ultimately, is she a good person or a bad one?
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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