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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 does Tony describe in Chapter 1 as "a puzzle, a knot"?
(a) Charis.
(b) West.
(c) Zenia.
(d) Roz.

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

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

4. Who says in Chapter 1 that "A disaster is a disaster; those hurt by it remain hurt, those killed remain killed, the rubble remains rubble"?
(a) Tony.
(b) Mitch.
(c) Zenia.
(d) Billy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Tony say near the end of Chapter 1 about beginning and ending points in the study of history?

4. In Chapter 1, what is the topic of what Tony describes as one of her more convoluted lectures?

5. What does Tony say in Chapter 1 that Zenia both enjoyed and created?

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