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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. How does Anthea die in Chapter 23?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) An accidental drowning.
(c) A plane crash.
(d) A drug overdose.

2. What does Tony tell Zenia about in Chapter 21 that she has never told anyone else about?
(a) Her love for a history professor.
(b) Her mother and her childhood.
(c) Her need for money.
(d) Her fear of failing out of college.

3. Which of the following statements is not true about Anthea's relationship with Tony after she leaves Tony's father?
(a) She sends clothes that are either too large or too small.
(b) She sends belated birthday cards and photos of herself.
(c) She sees Tony every summer.
(d) She talks of having Tony visit for holidays but never does.

4. The shop at which Charis works sells what kind of things?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Shoes.
(c) New age knickknacks.
(d) Books.

5. What does Tony say near the end of Chapter 1 about beginning and ending points in the study of history?
(a) All choices are arbitrary.
(b) Wars mark them.
(c) The birth of kings and other rulers dictate them.
(d) There is always one clear choice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not a trait Roz likes about her homosexual male assistant, Boyce?

3. What is the weather like on the day Tony decides to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?

4. At Zenia's funeral in Chapter 3, who feels relieved that Zenia is dead?

5. In Chapter 10, why does Charis ask the waitress at Toxique for a corner table near the mirror?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain Charis's psychic abilities.

3. Why is Tony a suitable narrator/chronicler of Zenia's story?

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

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

6. Describe Charis's relationship with Shanita.

7. Describe Tony's relationship with West during her undergraduate days at McClung Hall.

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

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

10. Explain what has made Tony, Charis, and Roz friends.

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