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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Reading the Nabokov novel has convinced Vanessa of what, as she explains on page 76?
(a) Her maturity regarding Strane.
(b) Her fear of Strane.
(c) Her power over Strane.
(d) Her lust for Strane.

2. What is the name of the lake by Vanessa’s home, as revealed on page 20?
(a) Lake Sunapee.
(b) Squam Lake.
(c) Whalesback Lake.
(d) Lake Willoughby.

3. According to Strane on page 157, what will happen by July?
(a) Vanessa will forget about him.
(b) Vanessa will get sick of him.
(c) Vanessa will fail him.
(d) Vanessa will disappoint him.

4. According to Jenny on age 163, who once warned her about Strane?
(a) Her older sister.
(b) Her advisor.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) Her cousin.

5. What does Strane want Vanessa to call him on page 133?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Sir.
(d) Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the freelance journalist who contacts Vanessa on page 112?

2. Where do the sophomores take a field trip in the winter of Vanessa’s sophomore year?

3. Where does Vanessa encounter Strane during the Halloween dance on page 62?

4. According to Strane on page 140, what exists inside of both him and Vanessa?

5. According to Strane on page 178, what is the only way for Vanessa to have a successful future?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Vanessa psychologically during her first kiss with Strane on page 83?

2. What strange gift does Strane give to Vanessa when she first goes to visit him at his house?

3. What odd request does Strane make a Vanessa on page 133? How does she respond?

4. Who is Ruby and what does she and Vanessa discuss about abusers on page 9?

5. Whose poetry does Strane give Vanessa to read while she is still his student? What is the effect of this poetry on Vanessa?

6. Who is Jenny and what does the reader learn about her (and subsequently about Vanessa) on page 12?

7. What procedure does Strane reveal he has had on page 102, and why does he reveal this information?

8. What indications are given to the reader that illustrate Vanessa’s lack of agency during her first sexual encounter?

9. Who is Janine Bailey and why does she contact Vanessa?

10. Why does Jenny approach Vanessa in the winter of their sophomore year? How does Vanessa respond?

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