Page 10 of An Academy for Liars

Frustration

All of the above

None of the above

Lennon pinched her nose and tipped back her head in a vain attempt to stop the bleeding. It was all she could do not to gag when she tasted the blood draining, hot and thick, down the back of her throat. By some miracle she managed not to retch, and circledC.

Finally, she reached the last question: a dizzying image of countless hand-drawn concentric circles shrinking to a near-imperceptible axis at the center of the page.

What is this image meant to convey?

Ecstasy

Humiliation

Gratitude

Anxiety

Jubilance

None of the above

Lennon wiped away the last of her nosebleed and circledBwith seconds left to spare.

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