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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Charis sees Zenia at Toxique in Chapter 10, what does she see swirling around Zenia?
(a) A beautiful red silk scarf.
(b) A calm, peaceful aura.
(c) A dark, malevolent aura.
(d) An aura of prosperity and joy.

2. Over what lake does a breeze blow at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Lake Ontario.
(b) Lake Ponchartrain.
(c) Lake Michigan.
(d) Lake Erie.

3. How does Tony's father, Griff, behave in Chapter 23 once his wife leaves him?
(a) He starts beating Tony.
(b) He leaves Tony in the care of relatives.
(c) He becomes drunk and depressed.
(d) He is a lot happier and remarries.

4. What is Tony's profession?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Psychologist.
(c) Writer.
(d) Historian.

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

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

7. At the end of Chapter 1, from what does Zenia return?
(a) Jail.
(b) A trip to Paris.
(c) The dead.
(d) The hospital.

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

9. At the end of Chapter 27, who does Tony want to protect from Zenia?
(a) Augusta.
(b) Charis.
(c) West.
(d) Roz.

10. In Chapter 14, why does Roz take the Benz rather than the Rolls to the office?
(a) The Rolls needs a brake job.
(b) The Rolls has a flat tire.
(c) The Benz is her lucky car.
(d) She thinks the Rolls is ostentatious.

11. What is the name of the shop at which Charis works?
(a) Luminessence.
(b) Radiance.
(c) La Magnifique.
(d) Crystal Palace.

12. What evidence tells Tony that West knows about Zenia's death?
(a) West's weeping.
(b) A hole in the newspaper where he cut out Zenia's death notice.
(c) The phone call Tony overhears between West and Billy.
(d) West's attendance at Zenia's memorial service.

13. Where are Zenia's ashes interred in Chapter 3?
(a) Under a tree at the cemetery.
(b) In Lebanon, where Zenia was killed.
(c) In a public park.
(d) In the ocean.

14. In Chapter 5, what do Tony, Roz and Charis talk about when they lunch together?
(a) Men.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Love.
(d) War.

15. Who is the narrator in the first chapter of "The Robber Bride"?
(a) West.
(b) Zenia.
(c) Tony.
(d) Charis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following women was the first to befriend Zenia?

2. In Chapter 9, what changes does Shanita tell Charis that she is going to make to the shop because of the recession?

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

4. If Tony can understand the person she thinks is a puzzle and knot, what does she hope will happen?

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

(see the answer keys)

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