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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. What is the weather like on the day Tony decides to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?
(a) Cold and snowy.
(b) Humid.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Bright and clear and unseasonably warm.

2. What event is not happening on the day Tony decides to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?
(a) There's trouble in the Gulf.
(b) A large hole has developed in the ozone layer.
(c) A new U.S. president is being elected.
(d) The Soviet bloc is crumbling.

3. Who taught Tony to make a cup of tea?
(a) Her father.
(b) Roz.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Zenia.

4. In Chapter 3, Tony recalls that Zenia's memorial service was held how long ago?
(a) A week earlier.
(b) Five years earlier.
(c) Ten days earlier.
(d) Two years earlier.

5. What date does Tony decide to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?
(a) October 23, 1990.
(b) January 15, 1959.
(c) July 4, 2000.
(d) December 25, 1995.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zenia makes what changes to Tony's appearance in Chapter 20?

2. In Chapter 3, who does Tony recall said nice things about Zenia at her memorial service?

3. What does West do when Zenia returns after he has married Tony?

4. In Chapter 24, what does Tony think that she and Zenia have in common?

5. What kind of collars does Tony wear in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn't Tony sure which of Zenia's accounts of herself are true?

2. Why does Tony think Zenia created turbulence, and why does Tony feel compelled to understand Zenia's motivations?

3. Explain Zenia's romantic history with West.

4. Explain Charis's psychic abilities.

5. If Zenia is such bad business, why does Tony want to unravel the knot of Zenia and tell her story?

6. Were Tony's parents happily married?

7. Explain the black enamel paint in Zenia and West's apartment in Chapter 19.

8. In Chapter 1, who is the antagonist of the story and what helps identify that character as the villain?

9. Explain the significance of Tony's lace-edged collars being mentioned in Chapter 1 alongside a mention of Tony's interest in wars.

10. In Chapter 1, what does Tony teacher her students that history is?

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