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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. 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) Billy.
(c) Zenia.
(d) Mitch.

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

3. 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.

4. What does Tony say near the end of Chapter 1 about beginning and ending points in the study of history?
(a) The birth of kings and other rulers dictate them.
(b) Wars mark them.
(c) All choices are arbitrary.
(d) There is always one clear choice.

5. In Chapter 10, why does Charis ask the waitress at Toxique for a corner table near the mirror?
(a) Charis likes to see who's approaching her.
(b) Mirrors deflect negative energy.
(c) Charis likes the view from that table.
(d) Charis is vain and likes to look at her own reflection.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Charis's pendulum do when she asks it if she will have a good day?

2. Why does Charis go to the Kafay Nwar in Chapter 11?

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

4. What is Tony's profession?

5. Who does Tony say in Chapter 1 "was a bad business, and should be left alone"?

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