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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 Tony's profession?
(a) Historian.
(b) Psychologist.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Writer.

2. In Chapter 2, who is still in Tony's life "Despite everything, despite Zenia"?
(a) Roz.
(b) Mitch.
(c) Billy.
(d) West.

3. In Chapter 10, why does Charis ask the waitress at Toxique for a corner table near the mirror?
(a) Charis is vain and likes to look at her own reflection.
(b) Charis likes to see who's approaching her.
(c) Charis likes the view from that table.
(d) Mirrors deflect negative energy.

4. At Zenia's funeral in Chapter 3, who feels relieved that Zenia is dead?
(a) West.
(b) Tony, Roz and Charis.
(c) Billy.
(d) Zenia's lawyer.

5. Which of the following women was the first to befriend Zenia?
(a) Charis.
(b) Tony.
(c) Roz.
(d) Shanita.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zenia start borrowing from Tony in Chapter 25?

2. What does Roz's parking space at her office read?

3. Who is the antagonist in Chapter 1?

4. Who reverses words and thinks and writes them backwards?

5. Who taught Tony to make a cup of tea?

Short Essay Questions

1. In her undergraduate days, what was Tony's relationship with the Common room girls at McClung Hall?

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

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

4. Describe Tony's sand table and the game she plays on it.

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

6. Were Tony's parents happily married?

7. How does Zenia use Tony in Chapter 25?

8. Explain what tale Zenia gives Tony about her childhood and mother.

9. Explain Zenia's romantic history with West.

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

(see the answer keys)

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