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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Toxique, Chapters 2-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Charis sees Zenia at Toxique in Chapter 10, what does she see swirling around Zenia?
(a) A dark, malevolent aura.
(b) A beautiful red silk scarf.
(c) An aura of prosperity and joy.
(d) A calm, peaceful aura.

3. In Chapter 1, why does Tony feel compelled to know Zenia's motivation?
(a) She doesn't know.
(b) To help Charis and Roz heal.
(c) To understand Zenia's relationship with West.
(d) To understand her own reactions to Zenia's behavior.

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"?
(a) Sing.
(b) Pray.
(c) Lie.
(d) Beg for forgiveness.

5. What does Tony believe has helped her gain acceptance in the traditionally male field of the study of the history of warfare?
(a) Her tiny size.
(b) Her great intellect.
(c) Her beauty.
(d) Her brilliant doctoral dissertation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, why does Charis ask the waitress at Toxique for a corner table near the mirror?

2. As Charis boards the ferry at the end of Chapter 8, whose departure does she recall?

3. In Chapter 9, what does Shanita tell Charis that the stopping of Charis's pendulum signifies?

4. How many children does Roz have?

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

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