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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tony respond when Zenia asks to hide out at Tony's home?
(a) Tony threatens Zenia with the Luger.
(b) Tony offers to pay for a hotel room for Zenia instead.
(c) Tony calls West and tells him she's bringing home a guest.
(d) Tony says no.

2. Why does Zenia wear sunglasses in Chapter 31?
(a) Her eyes are sensitive to sunlight.
(b) She has a black eye.
(c) She has an eye infection.
(d) She wants to be stylish.

3. What do Zenia and her male companion seem to be doing when Zenia sees them at the beginning of Chapter 28?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Making a financial transaction.
(d) Arguing.

4. What does Harriet Bridges, the private detective, tell Roz about Larry in Chapter 52?
(a) He's on drugs.
(b) He's gay.
(c) He's having an affair with Charis.
(d) He's been seen in Zenia's hotel room on a near-daily basis.

5. At what age does Karen first meet her grandmother in Chapter 33?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Seventeen.

6. What does Roz find out about Zenia's past in Berlin and her career as a reporter?
(a) Zenia was a Nazi instead of a Jew.
(b) Zenia was a spy.
(c) All her stories are lies.
(d) All her stories are true.

7. Why does Karen's mother, Gloria, send Karen to live with her grandmother?
(a) Gloria can no longer afford a child.
(b) Gloria is on drugs.
(c) Gloria needs time off to rest her nerves.
(d) Gloria is homeless.

8. What kind of work does Charis do in Chapter 29?
(a) Is a realtor.
(b) Sells shoes.
(c) Gives psychic readings.
(d) Teaches yoga and works at a food co-op.

9. Who tries to commit suicide in Chapter 48 with sleeping pills and scotch?
(a) Tony.
(b) Roz.
(c) August.
(d) Charis.

10. What happens to Karen's inheritance from her grandmother?
(a) Her aunt and uncle steal it.
(b) Her uncle doubles its worth through wise investments.
(c) The bank loses it in poor investments.
(d) Karen gets it at age 21.

11. 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?
(a) More Jewish.
(b) More Catholic.
(c) More artistic.
(d) Smarter, funnier, and richer.

12. 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.

13. How does Karen react when she is being raped?
(a) She disassociates from her body.
(b) She becomes catatonic.
(c) She passes out.
(d) She wants to kill herself.

14. At the beginning of Chapter 40, Roz suspects her husband, Mitch, is doing what?
(a) Molesting their daughter.
(b) Having another affair.
(c) Trying to take over her company.
(d) Stealing her money.

15. What does West tell Tony in Chapter 51 that Zenia told him when she dumped him?
(a) That he was boring.
(b) That Tony needed him more than she did.
(c) That she had another lover.
(d) That she didn't love him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Charis when her baby is born at the end of Chapter 38?

2. When does Roz first learn of her husband's infidelity?

3. How does Charis meet Zenia in Chapter 31?

4. In Chapter 52, Charis chooses what items as totems on her altar before confronting Zenia?

5. Where are Zenia's ashes temporarily stored in Chapter 55?

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