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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. In Chapter 7, what does Charis's pendulum do when she asks it if she will have a good day?
(a) Swings side to side, meaning no.
(b) Stops dead.
(c) Breaks off its chain.
(d) Swings in a circular motion, indicating yes.

2. Who helps Charis when her baby is born at the end of Chapter 38?
(a) Tony and Roz.
(b) Billy.
(c) Aunt Vi.
(d) Zenia.

3. In Chapter 50, what does Tony dream of?
(a) Going on a cruise with West.
(b) Her mother, an egg, the house burning and West leaving.
(c) Winning the lottery and moving to America.
(d) Flowers and fairies.

4. What reason does Zenia give Roz for Larry's visits to Zenia's hotel room?
(a) Larry is working at the hotel.
(b) Larry is Zenia's cocaine dealer.
(c) Larry is giving money to Zenia.
(d) Larry is writing an article with Zenia.

5. What was McClung Hall before it became an office building?
(a) A men's residence hall.
(b) A new age store.
(c) A candle shop.
(d) A women's residence hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anthea die in Chapter 23?

2. What is the name of the shop at which Charis works?

3. What happens to Karen's inheritance from her grandmother?

4. What does Tony say at the beginning of Chapter 1 that Zenia would do "earnestly, with a catch in her voice, a quaver of suppressed grief, or... haltingly, as if confessing"?

5. Which of the following statements is not true about Anthea's relationship with Tony after she leaves Tony's father?

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