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The Robber Bride Quiz

Margaret Atwood
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The Robber Bride Quiz

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1)

In Chapter 18, whose ashes does Tony keep in a canister in her dormitory room closet? (from Black Enamel, Chapters 17-27)

Her grandmother's.
Zenia's.
Her father's.
Her mother's.
2)

What do Roz, Charis, and Tony wear on their coats in Chapter 57? (from Outcome, Chapters 56-57)

A red carnation.
A plastic poppy flower in remembrance of Zenia.
An Irish shamrock in remembrance of Zenia.
A miniature Canadian flag.
3)

In Chapter 22, who was an English war bride? (from Black Enamel, Chapters 17-27)

Tony's mother, Anthea.
Zenia.
Tony.
Roz.
4)

What does Tony tell Zenia about in Chapter 21 that she has never told anyone else about? (from Black Enamel, Chapters 17-27)

Her fear of failing out of college.
Her love for a history professor.
Her need for money.
Her mother and her childhood.
5)

What does West do when Zenia returns after he has married Tony? (from Black Enamel, Chapters 17-27)

Tells Zenia and his wife that he loves Roz.
Tells Zenia he never really loved her.
Leaves his wife to be with Zenia again.
Tells Zenia to leave him alone.
6)

Who asserts herself inside Charis's mind again once Billy starts ignoring Charis in bed? (from Weasel Nights, Chapters 28-38)

Zenia.
Karen.
Roz.
Karen's mother.
7)

What happens in Chapter 57 on the date Tony selects for Zenia's ending? (from Outcome, Chapters 56-57)

Zenia is buried in the cemetery.
West leaves Tony again.
Zenia's mother and father visit her grave.
Tony, Charis and Roz have a Remembrance Day for Zenia.
8)

What happens to the vase containing Zenia's ashes when Charis releases it in Chapter 57? (from Outcome, Chapters 56-57)

It starts to glow.
It emits a strange hum.
It cracks in two.
It levitates through the air.
9)

Where does Zenia end up living at the end of Chapter 31? (from Weasel Nights, Chapters 28-38)

On the street.
At the yoga school.
In a hotel.
With Charis and Billy.
10)

When Tony's mother leaves at the end of Chapter 22, what present does she leave Tony? (from Black Enamel, Chapters 17-27)

A photo album.
A doll.
A dress two sizes too large for Tony.
A puppy.
11)

In Chapter 51, Tony and her dinner companions have each seen who that day? (from The Toxique, Chapters 50-55)

The town mayor.
Boyce.
Billy.
Zenia.
12)

What happens to Karen's inheritance from her grandmother? (from Weasel Nights, Chapters 28-38)

Her aunt and uncle steal it.
Karen gets it at age 21.
The bank loses it in poor investments.
Her uncle doubles its worth through wise investments.
13)

What unethical thing does Zenia ask Tony to do for her in Chapter 25? (from Black Enamel, Chapters 17-27)

Cheat on an exam.
Write a term paper for her.
Lie about Roz to the other girls in McClunt Hall.
Forge a check.
14)

Where are Zenia's ashes temporarily stored in Chapter 55? (from The Toxique, Chapters 50-55)

In Tony's basement next to the gun.
In Charis's chicken coop.
In the glove compartment of Roz's Rolls.
At the Toxique.
15)

Who reverses words and thinks and writes them backwards? (from Black Enamel, Chapters 17-27)

Zenia.
Roz.
West.
Tony.
16)

When Zenia dies in Chapter 48, who commits suicide in Lake Ontario? (from The Robber Bride, Chapters 39-49)

Mitch.
Tony.
Billy.
Roz.
17)

Who pays for Zenia's funeral in Chapter 55? (from The Toxique, Chapters 50-55)

Roz.
Tony.
Charis.
West.
18)

For whom did Roz and her mother always have to keep the boarding house clean in Chapter 42? (from The Robber Bride, Chapters 39-49)

Roz's wealthy aunt.
Roz's grandfather.
Roz's father, who was not yet home from the war.
Their boarders.
19)

According to Tony in Chapter 56, what was Dame Giraude's ultimate fate? (from Outcome, Chapters 56-57)

She won her battle and was rewarded with money and land.
She was thrown down a well and covered with stones.
She died in her sleep of natural causes.
She was burned alive.
20)

What do Roz, Tony and Charis do with Zenia's ashes in Chapter 57? (from Outcome, Chapters 56-57)

Bury them on the island.
Throw them into the water from the ferry.
Throw them in the garbage.
Sprinkle them in Charis's compost heap.
21)

Why does Zenia claim to be taking a yoga class in Chapter 31? (from Weasel Nights, Chapters 28-38)

She wants to lose weight.
She wanted to see Karen/Charis again.
She wants to open her chakras.
She hopes yoga will cure her cancer.
22)

What tale does Zenia tell Roz when invited to Roz's house for a drink? (from The Robber Bride, Chapters 39-49)

That Roz's father saved Zenia from the Nazis.
That Roz's mother and her mother are related.
That Roz's husband is an old boyfriend of Zenia's.
That Roz's father was a Nazi sympathizer.
23)

Who rapes Karen in Chapter 35? (from Weasel Nights, Chapters 28-38)

Her father.
Billy.
Uncle Vern.
Mitch.
24)

Who tries to commit suicide in Chapter 48 with sleeping pills and scotch? (from The Robber Bride, Chapters 39-49)

August.
Charis.
Roz.
Tony.
25)

Which of the following is not a result of Zenia's friendship with Tony in Chapter 20? (from Black Enamel, Chapters 17-27)

Tony starts dating lots of men.
The Common Room girls stop treating Tony as a pet.
The theater crowd accepts Tony's presence.
Zenia learns Tony's life story.
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