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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Vanessa on page 279, what has Strane never subjected her to?
(a) Manipulation.
(b) Worry.
(c) Humiliation.
(d) Fear.

2. How does Strane describe the allegations against him on page 187?
(a) As having no cure.
(b) As having no understanding.
(c) As having no logic.
(d) As having no compassion.

3. According to Vanessa on page 259, how does she feel about publicly sharing her story?
(a) Pulled into the spotlight.
(b) Frozen in the dark.
(c) Pushed into a crisis.
(d) Backed into a corner.

4. How does Vanessa’s mother, Jan, refer to Strane on page 363?
(a) As “that man.”
(b) As “that devil.”
(c) As “that pig.”
(d) As “that monster.”

5. What does Vanessa have the urge to do after speaking with Strane on page 187?
(a) Take a shower.
(b) Throw up.
(c) Run away.
(d) Call 911.

6. How does Strane describe Vanessa’s power on page 327?
(a) As tidal.
(b) As immense.
(c) As all-consuming.
(d) As passive.

7. According to Strane on page 304, what did the experience with Vanessa brand him as?
(a) A deviant.
(b) A misfit.
(c) A freak.
(d) A pedophile.

8. What does Vanessa name the dog she adopts at the end of the novel?
(a) Juliet.
(b) Jolene.
(c) Johanna.
(d) Jeanne.

9. What does Strane accuse Vanessa of being on page 337?
(a) Mean and nasty.
(b) Deceitful and cruel.
(c) Harsh and unkind.
(d) Supportive and sympathetic.

10. Vanessa’s dog is named after a song sung by which recording artist?
(a) Linda Ronstadt.
(b) Loretta Lynn.
(c) Reba McEntire.
(d) Dolly Parton.

11. What job does Vanessa get after graduating from college?
(a) A bartender.
(b) A filing clerk.
(c) A hostess.
(d) A janitor.

12. According to Strane on page 304, what is the only thing he did to the girl accusing him?
(a) Gave her a book of poetry.
(b) Brushed against her leg.
(c) Offered her a beer.
(d) Touched her hand.

13. What color is the dog adopted by Vanessa?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) White.

14. What does Vanessa receive in the mail in the wake of Strane’s death?
(a) A letter confessing his sins.
(b) Strane's last will and testament.
(c) A package containing objects from their time together.
(d) Strane's copy of Lolita.

15. What does Plough thinks of all Strane’s attempts to contact her on page 330?
(a) That it is indecent.
(b) That it is flirting.
(c) That it is innocuous.
(d) That it is harassment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the name of Vanessa’s friends in the wake of her expulsion from Browick?

2. What has Vanessa’s mother taken from her room following her expulsion from Browick?

3. According to Strane on page 358, what does he pretend about his students?

4. What Nabokov novel does Vanessa discuss with Plough, intriguing him?

5. According to Vanessa on page 270, what is the difference between rape and sex?

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