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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If Tony can understand the person she thinks is a puzzle and knot, what does she hope will happen?
(a) She will bring emotional freedom to herself and others.
(b) She will prevent West from leaving.
(c) She will write a book about her experiences.
(d) She will prevent Zenia from returning.

2. What event is not happening on the day Tony decides to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?
(a) A new U.S. president is being elected.
(b) The Soviet bloc is crumbling.
(c) A large hole has developed in the ozone layer.
(d) There's trouble in the Gulf.

3. In the first line of the book, when does the narrator say the story of Zenia ought to begin?
(a) When Zenia began.
(b) When Zenia first met West.
(c) When Zenia moved to Toronto.
(d) When Zenia turned twenty-five.

4. In Chapter 1, what does Tony like to see on the faces of her listeners when she gives her lectures?
(a) Amusement.
(b) Shock.
(c) Tears.
(d) Smiles.

5. What does Zenia start borrowing from Tony in Chapter 25?
(a) Her car.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Her textbooks.
(d) Money.

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

7. In Chapter 9, what does Shanita tell Charis that the stopping of Charis's pendulum signifies?
(a) Good luck.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) A new romance is in Charis's future.
(d) It's a warning, a bad omen.

8. Which of the following is not true about the tale Zenia tells Tony of her own mother and childhood?
(a) Zenia's mother rented Zenia out as a prostitute.
(b) Zenia's mother died of tuberculosis.
(c) Zenia's mother was a White Russian living in Paris.
(d) Zenia's mother was a famous pianist.

9. When Tony's mother leaves at the end of Chapter 22, what present does she leave Tony?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A dress two sizes too large for Tony.
(c) A photo album.
(d) A doll.

10. 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) Billy.
(b) Zenia.
(c) Mitch.
(d) Tony.

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

12. With whom does Tony have lunch at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Her friends, Roz and Charis.
(b) Zenia.
(c) Billy.
(d) West.

13. What color is Roz's bedroom at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Red.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

14. In Chapter 24, what does Tony think that she and Zenia have in common?
(a) They're both of Russian ancestry.
(b) They're both studying the history of war.
(c) They're both motherless war babies.
(d) They're both victims of sexual abuse.

15. Why does Charis go to the Kafay Nwar in Chapter 11?
(a) To get coffee.
(b) To apply for a job.
(c) To meet a man for a date.
(d) To spy on Zenia.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Tony's profession?

4. Who is the antagonist in Chapter 1?

5. What kind of collars does Tony wear in Chapter 1?

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