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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zenia claim to be dying of when she meets Charis in Chapter 52?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Hepatitis.
(d) Tuberculosis.

2. What does Mitch expect Roz to do when she finds out about his mistresses?
(a) Ignore his affairs.
(b) Invite his mistresses to dinner.
(c) Have affairs of her own.
(d) Throw a tantrum and demand he end the affairs.

3. Why did Mitch, who is very handsome, marry Roz?
(a) They had a lot in common, including religion.
(b) For her father's money.
(c) To merge their family businesses.
(d) He loved her.

4. Where does Zenia end up living at the end of Chapter 31?
(a) With Charis and Billy.
(b) At the yoga school.
(c) In a hotel.
(d) On the street.

5. Who does Zenia move in with in Chapter 47?
(a) Charis.
(b) Mitch.
(c) Tony.
(d) Roz.

6. Which of these signs is not a reason Roz suspects Mitch is having another affair?
(a) Mitch offers unasked for excuses for his behavior.
(b) Mitch has lipstick on his collar.
(c) Mitch uses aftershave on his groin.
(d) Mitch becomes more attentive to Roz.

7. What does West tell Tony in Chapter 51 that Zenia told him when she dumped him?
(a) That she didn't love him.
(b) That she had another lover.
(c) That he was boring.
(d) That Tony needed him more than she did.

8. How does Karen react when she is being raped?
(a) She disassociates from her body.
(b) She passes out.
(c) She becomes catatonic.
(d) She wants to kill herself.

9. At what age does Karen first meet her grandmother in Chapter 33?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

10. In Chapter 39, what does Roz recall that her twin daughters wanted every character in their storybooks to be when they were younger?
(a) Animals.
(b) American.
(c) Male.
(d) Female.

11. In Chapter 50, what does Tony dream of?
(a) Her mother, an egg, the house burning and West leaving.
(b) Winning the lottery and moving to America.
(c) Flowers and fairies.
(d) Going on a cruise with West.

12. In Chapter 50, what does Roz dream about?
(a) An abandoned and empty house, and a man who is Zenia.
(b) Her mother and father.
(c) Mitch.
(d) Her children.

13. How does West respond when Tony tells him he is the most interesting man she's ever known?
(a) He cries.
(b) He tells her he loves Zenia more than her.
(c) He says he wants a divorce.
(d) He says he loves her much more than he ever loved Zenia.

14. What does Roz find out about Zenia's past in Berlin and her career as a reporter?
(a) Zenia was a Nazi instead of a Jew.
(b) All her stories are true.
(c) All her stories are lies.
(d) Zenia was a spy.

15. Why does Roz feel inferior to Mitch during lunch at the beginning of Chapter 41?
(a) She feels less capable in business matters.
(b) She feels less educated than him.
(c) His family has a pedigree and hers does not.
(d) She feels poorer than him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What begins to appear in Roz's home once Roz's father returns from the war?

2. From whom does Charis obtain Zenia's hotel room number in Chapter 52?

3. Where do Tony, Charis and Roz meet for dinner at the beginning of Chapter 51?

4. What did Roz's mother do for a living?

5. What special gift does Karen's grandmother have?

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