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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black Enamel, Chapters 17-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Changing its name to "Scrimpers" and selling cheap things.
(c) Reducing the hours it's open.
(d) Adding tea and refreshments to the products they sell.

2. In Chapter 7, what does Charis's pendulum do when she asks it if she will have a good day?
(a) Swings side to side, meaning no.
(b) Swings in a circular motion, indicating yes.
(c) Stops dead.
(d) Breaks off its chain.

3. After Zenia leaves him in Chapter 26, to whom does West turn for comfort and eventually marry?
(a) Roz.
(b) Charis.
(c) Augusta.
(d) Tony.

4. Which of the following women was the first to befriend Zenia?
(a) Charis.
(b) Tony.
(c) Roz.
(d) Shanita.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a result of Zenia's friendship with Tony in Chapter 20?

2. Which of the following is not true about Tony's relationship with West at the beginning of Chapter 19?

3. What nickname does Tony's mother, Anthea, give Tony as an infant?

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"?

5. With whom does Tony have lunch at the end of Chapter 1?

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