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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the young man Charis sees with Zenia at the beginning of Chapter 28?
(a) Billy.
(b) West.
(c) Mitch.
(d) Roz's son, Larry.

2. When Karen is sent to live with Aunt Vi, what does her grandmother give her?
(a) A new wardrobe.
(b) A necklace.
(c) Money.
(d) A wishbone.

3. Where do Tony, Charis and Roz meet for dinner at the beginning of Chapter 51?
(a) The university cafeteria.
(b) The local deli.
(c) Roz's house.
(d) The Toxique.

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

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

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

7. Where are Zenia's ashes temporarily stored in Chapter 55?
(a) At the Toxique.
(b) In Tony's basement next to the gun.
(c) In the glove compartment of Roz's Rolls.
(d) In Charis's chicken coop.

8. In Chapter 51, what important project does Zenia claim to be involved in when she meets with Tony?
(a) Project Babylon, the supergun for Iraq.
(b) A bank robbery.
(c) An assassination attempt on the U.S. president.
(d) The next space shuttle mission.

9. In Chapter 50, what does Charis see through Zenia's eyes in the astral realm?
(a) Zenia's dead mother.
(b) Dead chickens.
(c) Billy looking like raw meat.
(d) The ferry to the island.

10. In Chapter 39, what does Roz think is a better name for Zenia than "The Robber Bride"?
(a) The Lying Broad.
(b) The Man Stealer.
(c) The Robber Broad.
(d) The Bridegroom Stealer.

11. What brings Billy to Canada from the United States in Chapter 30?
(a) His business.
(b) He visits Canadian relatives.
(c) He is ill and seeks Canadian physicians.
(d) He is a draft dodger.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 40, Roz suspects her husband, Mitch, is doing what?
(a) Molesting their daughter.
(b) Having another affair.
(c) Trying to take over her company.
(d) Stealing her money.

13. What special gift does Karen's grandmother have?
(a) She is an artist.
(b) She heals with her hands.
(c) She is a superb cook.
(d) She sees dead people.

14. Why does Zenia claim to be taking a yoga class in Chapter 31?
(a) She wants to open her chakras.
(b) She wants to lose weight.
(c) She wanted to see Karen/Charis again.
(d) She hopes yoga will cure her cancer.

15. What does Harriet Bridges, the private detective, tell Roz about Larry in Chapter 52?
(a) He's on drugs.
(b) He's been seen in Zenia's hotel room on a near-daily basis.
(c) He's having an affair with Charis.
(d) He's gay.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 51, what does West tell Tony that Zenia said to attract him?

2. Where does Zenia end up living at the end of Chapter 31?

3. In Chapter 30, what crime does Billy tell Charis that he has accidentally committed?

4. In Chapter 50, what does Tony dream of?

5. How did Charis and Zenia originally meet?

(see the answer keys)

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