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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 52, Charis chooses what items as totems on her altar before confronting Zenia?
(a) Roz's leather gloves and a book written by Tony.
(b) A good luck amulet and her deck of Tarot cards.
(c) A rosary and a white candle.
(d) A stick of incense and a lock of Zenia's hair.

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

5. When Shanita reads the Tarot for Charis in Chapter 52, what does she foretell?
(a) Bad luck for Charis.
(b) Prosperity for Charis.
(c) A marriage.
(d) A death.

6. Who tries to commit suicide in Chapter 48 with sleeping pills and scotch?
(a) Roz.
(b) Tony.
(c) Charis.
(d) August.

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

8. How does Charis meet Zenia in Chapter 31?
(a) Zenia comes to Charis's yoga class.
(b) They run into each other at a college reunion.
(c) Billy brings Zenia home.
(d) They meet at church.

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

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) Male.
(b) American.
(c) Animals.
(d) Female.

11. Who rapes Karen in Chapter 35?
(a) Uncle Vern.
(b) Mitch.
(c) Her father.
(d) Billy.

12. For whom did Roz and her mother always have to keep the boarding house clean in Chapter 42?
(a) Roz's grandfather.
(b) Roz's father, who was not yet home from the war.
(c) Their boarders.
(d) Roz's wealthy aunt.

13. What kind of work does Charis do in Chapter 29?
(a) Gives psychic readings.
(b) Is a realtor.
(c) Sells shoes.
(d) Teaches yoga and works at a food co-op.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does West respond when Tony tells him he is the most interesting man she's ever known?

2. What rare invitation does Mitch offer Roz at the end of Chapter 40?

3. Where are Zenia's ashes temporarily stored in Chapter 55?

4. What does Tony take with her to the Arnold Garden Hotel in Chapter 51 for a confrontation with Zenia?

5. In Chapter 52, which of the following is not something Zenia claims has happened to Billy since he left Charis?

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