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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Onset, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first line of the book, when does the narrator say the story of Zenia ought to begin?
(a) When Zenia began.
(b) When Zenia moved to Toronto.
(c) When Zenia first met West.
(d) When Zenia turned twenty-five.

2. In Chapter 1, to whom does Tony say that history is a construct?
(a) West.
(b) Her students.
(c) Zenia.
(d) Roz.

3. Who is the narrator in the first chapter of "The Robber Bride"?
(a) Charis.
(b) Tony.
(c) West.
(d) Zenia.

4. At the end of Chapter 1, where does Tony have lunch?
(a) A park bench in downtown Toronto.
(b) The Toxique.
(c) A New York City deli.
(d) A Mexican restaurant called El Dominguez.

5. What is Tony's profession?
(a) Historian.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Writer.
(d) Psychologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What domestic metaphor does Tony use in her lecture in Chapter 1?

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

3. Who does Tony describe in Chapter 1 as "a puzzle, a knot"?

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

5. With whom does Tony have lunch at the end of Chapter 1?

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