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

2. Who is the narrator in the first chapter of "The Robber Bride"?
(a) Tony.
(b) Charis.
(c) West.
(d) Zenia.

3. When Tony's mother leaves at the end of Chapter 22, what present does she leave Tony?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A dress two sizes too large for Tony.
(c) A doll.
(d) A photo album.

4. What does Zenia start borrowing from Tony in Chapter 25?
(a) Money.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Her car.
(d) Her textbooks.

5. What does Tony say in Chapter 1 that Zenia both enjoyed and created?
(a) Prosperity.
(b) Turbulence.
(c) Joy.
(d) Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Shanita tell Charis that the stopping of Charis's pendulum signifies?

2. What does Roz do when she learns Zenia is still alive?

3. When Zenia asks Tony in Chapter 19 what her passion is, how does Tony respond?

4. Where are Zenia's ashes interred in Chapter 3?

5. Shanita is the owner of the shop where Charis works. What is she like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Radiance.

2. Explain Zenia's romantic history with West.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Tony's statement that the place where Zenia began must have been "someplace bruised, and very tangled" indicate about Zenia's character?

4. Describe Roz's feelings about her wealth.

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

6. Why does Tony pick October 23, 1990 as the date on which to begin Zenia's story?

7. What is Charis's relationship with her daughter, Augusta?

8. Describe the memorial service for Zenia after her supposed death in Lebanon.

9. Why does Tony think of McClung Hall as a haven?

10. How does Zenia use Tony in Chapter 25?

(see the answer keys)

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