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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. At Zenia's funeral in Chapter 3, who feels relieved that Zenia is dead?
(a) Tony, Roz and Charis.
(b) Zenia's lawyer.
(c) Billy.
(d) West.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what has been erased, bandaged over and deliberately snarled?
(a) Zenia's accounts of herself.
(b) Tony's marriage to West.
(c) Tony's career.
(d) Roz's marriage to Mitch.

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

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

5. What is West's profession?
(a) He is a minister.
(b) He is a poet.
(c) He is a musicologist.
(d) He is a car salesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tony believe has helped her gain acceptance in the traditionally male field of the study of the history of warfare?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what does Tony equate to a European print in which "something ordinary but horrifying is taking place"?

3. In Chapter 3, who does Tony recall said nice things about Zenia at her memorial service?

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

5. What color is Roz's bedroom at the beginning of Chapter 12?

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