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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tony take with her to the Arnold Garden Hotel in Chapter 51 for a confrontation with Zenia?
(a) Her father's Luger and a cordless drill.
(b) A knife.
(c) Money to pay Zenia to leave town.
(d) A letter from West.

2. Why does Zenia wear sunglasses in Chapter 31?
(a) Her eyes are sensitive to sunlight.
(b) She wants to be stylish.
(c) She has a black eye.
(d) She has an eye infection.

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

4. How did Charis and Zenia originally meet?
(a) They both lived in McClung Hall as university students.
(b) They were once neighbors.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They were once coworkers.

5. What does Charis raise at her house on the Island?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Cows.
(d) Chickens.

6. What do Zenia and her male companion seem to be doing when Zenia sees them at the beginning of Chapter 28?
(a) Kissing.
(b) Making a financial transaction.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Arguing.

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

8. What does Zenia threaten to do to Tony at the end of Chapter 51?
(a) Ruin Tony's career over a term paper Tony wrote for her.
(b) Steal West again.
(c) Send Iraqi spies after Tony.
(d) Rob her.

9. In Chapter 44, what does Roz decide to be when she realizes she will never be prettier, daintier, thinner, sexier, or harder to impress than the girls at her new school?
(a) More artistic.
(b) Smarter, funnier, and richer.
(c) More Jewish.
(d) More Catholic.

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

11. What does Zenia do to WiseWomanWorld once she is placed in charge of advertising?
(a) Increases its feminist tone.
(b) Changes its name and direction.
(c) Bankrupts it.
(d) Doubles the size of the magazine.

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

13. What tale does Zenia tell Roz when invited to Roz's house for a drink?
(a) That Roz's husband is an old boyfriend of Zenia's.
(b) That Roz's father was a Nazi sympathizer.
(c) That Roz's father saved Zenia from the Nazis.
(d) That Roz's mother and her mother are related.

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

15. What happens when Charis tells Billy she's pregnant?
(a) Billy is excited and looks forward to being a father.
(b) Billy tells Charis to get an abortion.
(c) Billy asks Charis to marry him.
(d) Billy leaves on a ferry with Zenia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rapes Karen in Chapter 35?

2. Who tries to commit suicide in Chapter 48 with sleeping pills and scotch?

3. What reason does Zenia give for leaving Charis's home?

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

5. What does Billy tell Charis that Zenia is faking?

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