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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Toxique, Chapters 50-55.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rare invitation does Mitch offer Roz at the end of Chapter 40?
(a) An invitation to make love.
(b) An invitation to lunch.
(c) An invitation to fly to Paris.
(d) An invitation to go sailing.

2. For whom did Roz and her mother always have to keep the boarding house clean in Chapter 42?
(a) Roz's grandfather.
(b) Their boarders.
(c) Roz's father, who was not yet home from the war.
(d) Roz's wealthy aunt.

3. What does West do when Zenia returns after he has married Tony?
(a) Tells Zenia and his wife that he loves Roz.
(b) Tells Zenia to leave him alone.
(c) Tells Zenia he never really loved her.
(d) Leaves his wife to be with Zenia again.

4. What kind of collars does Tony wear in Chapter 1?
(a) Lace-edged.
(b) Plaid.
(c) Embroidered.
(d) Detachable.

5. What domestic metaphor does Tony use in her lecture in Chapter 1?
(a) Vacuuming.
(b) Weaving or knitting and sewing scissors.
(c) Dusting.
(d) Cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 52, which of the following is not something Zenia claims has happened to Billy since he left Charis?

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

3. When Tony sees Zenia at the hotel in Chapter 51, which of the following is not a reason Zenia gives for faking her death?

4. What is the name of the shop at which Charis works?

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

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