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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 these signs is not a reason Roz suspects Mitch is having another affair?
(a) Mitch has lipstick on his collar.
(b) Mitch offers unasked for excuses for his behavior.
(c) Mitch uses aftershave on his groin.
(d) Mitch becomes more attentive to Roz.

2. In Chapter 39, what does Roz think is a better name for Zenia than "The Robber Bride"?
(a) The Bridegroom Stealer.
(b) The Man Stealer.
(c) The Lying Broad.
(d) The Robber Broad.

3. What happens when Charis tells Billy she's pregnant?
(a) Billy tells Charis to get an abortion.
(b) Billy asks Charis to marry him.
(c) Billy leaves on a ferry with Zenia.
(d) Billy is excited and looks forward to being a father.

4. Who is the young man Charis sees with Zenia at the beginning of Chapter 28?
(a) Roz's son, Larry.
(b) West.
(c) Mitch.
(d) Billy.

5. What tale does Zenia tell Roz when invited to Roz's house for a drink?
(a) That Roz's husband is an old boyfriend of Zenia's.
(b) That Roz's mother and her mother are related.
(c) That Roz's father saved Zenia from the Nazis.
(d) That Roz's father was a Nazi sympathizer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 50, what does Tony dream of?

2. Who asserts herself inside Charis's mind again once Billy starts ignoring Charis in bed?

3. For whom did Roz and her mother always have to keep the boarding house clean in Chapter 42?

4. How did Charis and Zenia originally meet?

5. What does Zenia claim to be dying of when she meets Charis in Chapter 52?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Roz find out about Zenia through Harriet, the private detective?

2. What changes occur in Roz's life after her father's return from the war.

3. Explain how Roz's father made his money.

4. Explain how Zenia tries to blackmail Roz in Chapter 53.

5. What does Zenia claim happened to Billy after he left Charis?

6. Describe Roz's childhood with her mother before her father's return from the war.

7. Describe Karen/Charis's relationship with her mother, Gloria.

8. How does Roz's husband Mitch usually get his affairs with other women to end?

9. What explanation does West gives Roz in Chapter 52 for his attraction to Zenia?

10. To what do the police attribute Zenia's death, and why is there an aura of mystery about Zenia's passing?

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