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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Toxique, Chapters 2-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, why does Roz take the Benz rather than the Rolls to the office?
(a) She thinks the Rolls is ostentatious.
(b) The Rolls has a flat tire.
(c) The Benz is her lucky car.
(d) The Rolls needs a brake job.

2. As Charis boards the ferry at the end of Chapter 8, whose departure does she recall?
(a) Billy's.
(b) Augusta's.
(c) West's.
(d) Roz's.

3. In Chapter 8, for whom does Charis mistake her daughter Augusta when she appears unexpectedly at Charis's back door?
(a) Zenia.
(b) Roz.
(c) Billy.
(d) Tony.

4. In Chapter 9, what changes does Shanita tell Charis that she is going to make to the shop because of the recession?
(a) Changing its name to "Scrimpers" and selling cheap things.
(b) Reducing the hours it's open.
(c) Adding tea and refreshments to the products they sell.
(d) Extending the hours it's open.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what does Tony equate to a European print in which "something ordinary but horrifying is taking place"?
(a) Tony's marriage.
(b) Zenia's beginning.
(c) Tony's own art work.
(d) Zenia's family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shanita is the owner of the shop where Charis works. What is she like?

2. In Chapter 1, what is the topic of what Tony describes as one of her more convoluted lectures?

3. Who is the narrator in the first chapter of "The Robber Bride"?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Tony like to see on the faces of her listeners when she gives her lectures?

5. What is West's profession?

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