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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Tony say in Chapter 1 that Zenia both enjoyed and created?
(a) Prosperity.
(b) Turbulence.
(c) Peace.
(d) Joy.

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

5. Who taught Tony to make a cup of tea?
(a) Her father.
(b) Zenia.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Roz.

6. Which of the following is not true about Tony's relationship with West at the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) They have coffee together after class.
(b) They sit next to each other in class.
(c) They are in love.
(d) He is the only person with whom Tony feels comfortable.

7. In Chapter 19, how are the walls of West's apartment painted when Tony goes there for a party?
(a) Red and pink spray paint.
(b) Silver glitter and purple paint.
(c) Glossy black enamel.
(d) Neon green paint.

8. What is the weather like on the day Tony decides to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?
(a) Cold and snowy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Humid.
(d) Bright and clear and unseasonably warm.

9. Shanita is the owner of the shop where Charis works. What is she like?
(a) Warm and maternal.
(b) Rude and unpleasant.
(c) Sexy and seductive.
(d) Smart, practical and psychic.

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

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

12. In Chapter 2, who is still in Tony's life "Despite everything, despite Zenia"?
(a) Roz.
(b) West.
(c) Mitch.
(d) Billy.

13. Who does Tony say in Chapter 1 "was a bad business, and should be left alone"?
(a) Roz.
(b) Mitch.
(c) West.
(d) Zenia.

14. 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.

15. In Chapter 9, what changes does Shanita tell Charis that she is going to make to the shop because of the recession?
(a) Reducing the hours it's open.
(b) Adding tea and refreshments to the products they sell.
(c) Extending the hours it's open.
(d) Changing its name to "Scrimpers" and selling cheap things.

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. Who does Tony think would enjoy the contradictory images in her lecture in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Tony like to see on the faces of her listeners when she gives her lectures?

4. In Chapter 18, whose ashes does Tony keep in a canister in her dormitory room closet?

5. Who is the antagonist in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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