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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the antagonist in Chapter 1?
(a) Roz.
(b) Billy.
(c) Zenia.
(d) West.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Tony say comes unraveled if you "pick any strand and snip"?
(a) Roz's knitting.
(b) Zenia's love for West.
(c) Tony's life.
(d) History.

4. In Chapter 1, what is the topic of what Tony describes as one of her more convoluted lectures?
(a) French colonialism.
(b) The English Regency.
(c) The dynamics of spontaneous massacres.
(d) The Italian Renaissance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what has been erased, bandaged over and deliberately snarled?

2. If Tony can understand the person she thinks is a puzzle and knot, what does she hope will happen?

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

4. In the first line of the book, when does the narrator say the story of Zenia ought to begin?

5. What event is not happening on the day Tony decides to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?

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