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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. Who contacts Vanessa in the spring of 2002?
2. According to Vanessa on page 319, every aspect of her life is laced with what?
3. What does Taylor Birch do for a living?
4. On page 368, Vanessa realizes she wants to see the world without Strane where?
5. How does Taylor react when Vanessa describes her relationship with Strane as the stuff of love stories?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the literature in Vanessa’s gothic seminar parallel her real life?
2. How does Jo keep Vanessa in the present moment, as explained on page 369?
3. Where do Vanessa and Jo go together? What are both Vanessa and Jo learning to embrace?
4. What does Vanessa tell Ruby about the extent of her control over Strane on page 319? What does Ruby say in response?
5. How does Strane react to his encounter with Plough? How does Vanessa react to it?
6. Who are Jade and Charley and what impact do they have on Vanessa?
7. Who is Henry Plough? How does Vanessa compare him to Strane on page 272?
8. How does Vanessa feel regarding her impending graduation from college? What does Strane say about it on page 270?
9. How does Strane describe the student accusing him of assault on page 306?
10. What does Strane demand of Vanessa following his interaction with Plough?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using the first-person perspective. How does viewing the action through a first-person perspective affect the story? How would the novel change if the story was told through the third person?
Essay Topic 2
What do you think the future has in store for Vanessa and Jo 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 at the end.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the murky issue of consent.
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