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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, where does Tony have lunch?
(a) The Toxique.
(b) A park bench in downtown Toronto.
(c) A Mexican restaurant called El Dominguez.
(d) A New York City deli.

2. In Chapter 8, for whom does Charis mistake her daughter Augusta when she appears unexpectedly at Charis's back door?
(a) Roz.
(b) Tony.
(c) Billy.
(d) Zenia.

3. What does Roz do when she learns Zenia is still alive?
(a) Confronts Zenia in the Toxique parking lot.
(b) Sends Zenia flowers.
(c) Asks Boyce to find out where Zenia is staying.
(d) Hires private detective Harriet Bridges to follow Zenia.

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

5. What unethical thing does Zenia ask Tony to do for her in Chapter 25?
(a) Write a term paper for her.
(b) Forge a check.
(c) Cheat on an exam.
(d) Lie about Roz to the other girls in McClunt Hall.

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

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

8. What does Roz's parking space at her office read?
(a) Roz.
(b) Chief Executive Officer.
(c) Chairman of the Board.
(d) Ms. President.

9. Which of the following is not a trait Roz likes about her homosexual male assistant, Boyce?
(a) He is gentlemanly, intelligent and loyal.
(b) He fetches and carries for her as female employees don't.
(c) He respects corporate hierarchy.
(d) He reports all the office gossip to her.

10. In Chapter 3, who does Tony recall said nice things about Zenia at her memorial service?
(a) Zenia's lawyer.
(b) West.
(c) Tony.
(d) Mitch.

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

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

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

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

15. How many children does Roz have?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is West's profession?

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

3. Which of the following is not true about Tony's relationship with West at the beginning of Chapter 19?

4. Where are Zenia's ashes interred in Chapter 3?

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

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