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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following women was the first to befriend Zenia?
(a) Charis.
(b) Tony.
(c) Shanita.
(d) Roz.
2. As Charis boards the ferry at the end of Chapter 8, whose departure does she recall?
(a) West's.
(b) Augusta's.
(c) Billy's.
(d) Roz's.
3. At the end of Chapter 1, from what does Zenia return?
(a) The dead.
(b) Jail.
(c) The hospital.
(d) A trip to Paris.
4. How does Anthea die in Chapter 23?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A drug overdose.
(c) A plane crash.
(d) An accidental drowning.
5. Who does Tony say in Chapter 1 "was a bad business, and should be left alone"?
(a) Roz.
(b) West.
(c) Mitch.
(d) Zenia.
Short Answer Questions
1. What event is not happening on the day Tony decides to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?
2. In Chapter 1, why does Tony feel compelled to know Zenia's motivation?
3. What does West do when Zenia returns after he has married Tony?
4. What domestic metaphor does Tony use in her lecture in Chapter 1?
5. Who says in Chapter 1 that "A disaster is a disaster; those hurt by it remain hurt, those killed remain killed, the rubble remains rubble"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the memorial service for Zenia after her supposed death in Lebanon.
2. Why does Tony pick October 23, 1990 as the date on which to begin Zenia's story?
3. Explain Roz's relationship with Boyce.
4. Describe Tony's sand table and the game she plays on it.
5. Describe Charis's relationship with Shanita.
6. If Zenia is such bad business, why does Tony want to unravel the knot of Zenia and tell her story?
7. Explain the significance of Tony's lace-edged collars being mentioned in Chapter 1 alongside a mention of Tony's interest in wars.
8. What is Charis's relationship with her daughter, Augusta?
9. In Chapter 1, what does Tony teacher her students that history is?
10. Explain why Tony feels insecure about West after learning Zenia is still alive.
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