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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What interests Tony more than births and deaths and marriages?
(a) Books.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Wars.
(d) Shopping.

3. In Chapter 17, when Tony sneaks out of bed without waking West, what is she working on instead of her lecture for the Society of Military Historiographers?
(a) A Christmas present for West.
(b) The problem of Zenia.
(c) A dear John letter in preparation for leaving West.
(d) A love letter to another man.

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

5. What date does Tony decide to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?
(a) December 25, 1995.
(b) October 23, 1990.
(c) January 15, 1959.
(d) July 4, 2000.

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

7. What was McClung Hall before it became an office building?
(a) A women's residence hall.
(b) A new age store.
(c) A men's residence hall.
(d) A candle shop.

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

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

10. As Charis boards the ferry at the end of Chapter 8, whose departure does she recall?
(a) Augusta's.
(b) Billy's.
(c) Roz's.
(d) West's.

11. In Chapter 17, what does Tony have in her basement that she uses for a personal game?
(a) A flour & paste map on which she reenacts famous battles.
(b) A ping pong table.
(c) A deck of Tarot cards.
(d) A pool table.

12. Who is the antagonist in Chapter 1?
(a) West.
(b) Roz.
(c) Billy.
(d) Zenia.

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

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

15. In Chapter 3, Tony recalls that Zenia's memorial service was held how long ago?
(a) Two years earlier.
(b) Ten days earlier.
(c) Five years earlier.
(d) A week earlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 27, who does Tony want to protect from Zenia?

2. What does Tony say near the end of Chapter 1 about beginning and ending points in the study of history?

3. How does Anthea die in Chapter 23?

4. Who reverses words and thinks and writes them backwards?

5. Which of the following statements is not true about Anthea's relationship with Tony after she leaves Tony's father?

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