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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What date does Tony decide to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?
(a) January 15, 1959.
(b) October 23, 1990.
(c) July 4, 2000.
(d) December 25, 1995.

2. What domestic metaphor does Tony use in her lecture in Chapter 1?
(a) Weaving or knitting and sewing scissors.
(b) Vacuuming.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Dusting.

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

4. What does Tony say near the end of Chapter 1 about beginning and ending points in the study of history?
(a) The birth of kings and other rulers dictate them.
(b) There is always one clear choice.
(c) Wars mark them.
(d) All choices are arbitrary.

5. What kind of collars does Tony wear in Chapter 1?
(a) Embroidered.
(b) Detachable.
(c) Lace-edged.
(d) Plaid.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 1, where does Tony have lunch?

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

3. What is Tony's profession?

4. Who is the antagonist in Chapter 1?

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

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