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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Toxique, Chapters 50-55.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following women was the first to befriend Zenia?
(a) Charis.
(b) Roz.
(c) Shanita.
(d) Tony.

2. Where are Zenia's ashes temporarily stored in Chapter 55?
(a) In the glove compartment of Roz's Rolls.
(b) At the Toxique.
(c) In Charis's chicken coop.
(d) In Tony's basement next to the gun.

3. What happens when Charis tells Billy she's pregnant?
(a) Billy leaves on a ferry with Zenia.
(b) Billy tells Charis to get an abortion.
(c) Billy is excited and looks forward to being a father.
(d) Billy asks Charis to marry him.

4. Which of the following statements is not true about Anthea's relationship with Tony after she leaves Tony's father?
(a) She talks of having Tony visit for holidays but never does.
(b) She sends clothes that are either too large or too small.
(c) She sees Tony every summer.
(d) She sends belated birthday cards and photos of herself.

5. In Chapter 50, what does Roz dream about?
(a) Her children.
(b) An abandoned and empty house, and a man who is Zenia.
(c) Her mother and father.
(d) Mitch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Zenia's ashes interred in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 44, what does Roz decide to be when she realizes she will never be prettier, daintier, thinner, sexier, or harder to impress than the girls at her new school?

3. For whom did Roz and her mother always have to keep the boarding house clean in Chapter 42?

4. In Chapter 55, what secret is revealed to Roz by Boyce and Larry?

5. In the first line of the book, when does the narrator say the story of Zenia ought to begin?

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