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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 evidence tells Tony that West knows about Zenia's death?
(a) A hole in the newspaper where he cut out Zenia's death notice.
(b) West's attendance at Zenia's memorial service.
(c) The phone call Tony overhears between West and Billy.
(d) West's weeping.

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

3. In Chapter 9, what changes does Shanita tell Charis that she is going to make to the shop because of the recession?
(a) Extending the hours it's open.
(b) Reducing the hours it's open.
(c) Changing its name to "Scrimpers" and selling cheap things.
(d) Adding tea and refreshments to the products they sell.

4. The shop at which Charis works sells what kind of things?
(a) New age knickknacks.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Books.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Zenia's funeral in Chapter 3, who feels relieved that Zenia is dead?

2. What was McClung Hall before it became an office building?

3. At the end of Chapter 1, from what does Zenia return?

4. In Chapter 8, for whom does Charis mistake her daughter Augusta when she appears unexpectedly at Charis's back door?

5. 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"?

(see the answer key)

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