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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vision does Charis have when staring into a candle flame in Chapter 54?
(a) That Zenia is dead.
(b) That Zenia is pregnant.
(c) That Augusta is going to get married.
(d) That Billy is about to return to her.

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

3. 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) Female.
(c) Animals.
(d) American.

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

5. Who helps Charis when her baby is born at the end of Chapter 38?
(a) Aunt Vi.
(b) Zenia.
(c) Billy.
(d) Tony and Roz.

6. When Charis follows Zenia and her male companion in a cab in Chapter 28, where do they end up going?
(a) To the airport.
(b) To Roz's house.
(c) To the theater.
(d) To the Arnold Garden Hotel.

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

8. 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 stick of incense and a lock of Zenia's hair.
(d) A rosary and a white candle.

9. In Chapter 51, Tony and her dinner companions have each seen who that day?
(a) Boyce.
(b) Billy.
(c) The town mayor.
(d) Zenia.

10. Who pays for Zenia's funeral in Chapter 55?
(a) West.
(b) Tony.
(c) Roz.
(d) Charis.

11. What happens to Karen's inheritance from her grandmother?
(a) Karen gets it at age 21.
(b) The bank loses it in poor investments.
(c) Her aunt and uncle steal it.
(d) Her uncle doubles its worth through wise investments.

12. What were the boarders in Roz's mother's boarding house not allowed to do in Chapter 42?
(a) Miss their rent payments.
(b) Smoke or drink or make a mess.
(c) Cook their own food.
(d) Gamble.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Karen react when she is being raped?

2. Who is the waitress who serves Roz and Mitch lunch in Chapter 41?

3. What happens when Charis tells Billy she's pregnant?

4. Why did Mitch, who is very handsome, marry Roz?

5. Why does Roz feel inferior to Mitch during lunch at the beginning of Chapter 41?

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