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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. What does Billy tell Charis that Zenia is faking?
(a) Her financial need.
(b) Her affection for Charis.
(c) Her cancer.
(d) Her family background.

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

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

4. What did Roz's mother do for a living?
(a) Ran a boarding house.
(b) Ran a farm.
(c) Worked in a textile mill.
(d) Owned a restaurant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of work does Charis do in Chapter 29?

2. In Chapter 1, what does Tony say comes unraveled if you "pick any strand and snip"?

3. What does Zenia start borrowing from Tony in Chapter 25?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what does Tony equate to a European print in which "something ordinary but horrifying is taking place"?

5. What is the weather like on the day Tony decides to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?

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