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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 22, who was an English war bride?
(a) Zenia.
(b) Tony's mother, Anthea.
(c) Tony.
(d) Roz.

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

3. Which of the following statements is not true about Anthea's relationship with Tony after she leaves Tony's father?
(a) She sends belated birthday cards and photos of herself.
(b) She sends clothes that are either too large or too small.
(c) She talks of having Tony visit for holidays but never does.
(d) She sees Tony every summer.

4. 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.

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

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

7. In Chapter 1, why does Tony feel compelled to know Zenia's motivation?
(a) To help Charis and Roz heal.
(b) To understand her own reactions to Zenia's behavior.
(c) To understand Zenia's relationship with West.
(d) She doesn't know.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what does Tony equate to a European print in which "something ordinary but horrifying is taking place"?
(a) Tony's marriage.
(b) Tony's own art work.
(c) Zenia's beginning.
(d) Zenia's family.

9. Which of the following is not a result of Zenia's friendship with Tony in Chapter 20?
(a) The theater crowd accepts Tony's presence.
(b) The Common Room girls stop treating Tony as a pet.
(c) Zenia learns Tony's life story.
(d) Tony starts dating lots of men.

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

11. In Chapter 7, what does Charis's pendulum do when she asks it if she will have a good day?
(a) Swings in a circular motion, indicating yes.
(b) Swings side to side, meaning no.
(c) Breaks off its chain.
(d) Stops dead.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the antagonist in Chapter 1?

2. What does Tony tell Zenia about in Chapter 21 that she has never told anyone else about?

3. Who does Tony describe in Chapter 1 as "a puzzle, a knot"?

4. In the first line of the book, when does the narrator say the story of Zenia ought to begin?

5. Zenia makes what changes to Tony's appearance in Chapter 20?

(see the answer keys)

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