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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of office does Taylor work?
(a) A open-plan lounge.
(b) A cooperative work space.
(c) An industrial office space.
(d) A high-tech office park.

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

3. According to Vanessa on page 368, her dog is just starting to embrace what previously unknown things?
(a) Liberty and latitude.
(b) Freedom and time.
(c) Freedom and space.
(d) Individualism and expanse.

4. In what grade was Vanessa when Strane had his vasectomy, as revealed on page 226?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Third.
(c) First.
(d) Second.

5. What does Vanessa want to do after she graduates from high school, as she reveals on page 283?
(a) Move in with Strane.
(b) Become a teacher.
(c) Move across the country.
(d) Backpack across Europe.

6. What does Taylor Birch do for a living?
(a) She is a writer.
(b) She is a teacher.
(c) She is an architect.
(d) She is an accountant.

7. What does Strane want regarding Vanessa’s blog, as he explains on page 341?
(a) He wants Vanessa to share it.
(b) He wants Vanessa to delete it.
(c) He wants Vanessa to hide it.
(d) He wants Vanessa to publish it.

8. Where does Vanessa take her dog at the end of the novel?
(a) The park.
(b) Her mother's house.
(c) The beach.
(d) The lake.

9. According to Vanessa on page 369, when does her dog wag her tail for attention?
(a) When it starts getting late.
(b) When Vanessa's mind begins to drift away.
(c) When it is time for a walk.
(d) When it's time for bed.

10. Where does Vanessa work following her graduation from high school?
(a) A home goods warehouse.
(b) A bulk good warehouse.
(c) An auto parts warehouse.
(d) A lawn and garden warehouse.

11. According to Vanessa on page 246, what did Strane steal from her?
(a) Her future.
(b) Her life.
(c) Her potential.
(d) Her youth.

12. How does Vanessa describe her relationship with Strane on page 192?
(a) As an amusing anecdote.
(b) As a rite of passage.
(c) As a part of her past.
(d) As an eternal flame.

13. What does Strane want to remind Vanessa on page 327?
(a) That she is a warrior.
(b) That she is a coward.
(c) That she is a woman.
(d) That she is a poet.

14. According to Vanessa on page 270, what is the difference between rape and sex?
(a) The presence of fear.
(b) Age.
(c) The age of consent.
(d) State of mind.

15. How does Taylor react when Vanessa describes her relationship with Strane as the stuff of love stories?
(a) She looks sad.
(b) She looks confused.
(c) She looks afraid.
(d) She looks ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Vanessa been writing for three years, as revealed on page 281?

2. Whom does Professor Plough know on the Browick staff?

3. What does Plough thinks of all Strane’s attempts to contact her on page 330?

4. How does Strane describe the allegations against him on page 187?

5. Vanessa’s dog is named after a song sung by which recording artist?

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