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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 does Roz find out about Zenia's past in Berlin and her career as a reporter?
(a) All her stories are lies.
(b) Zenia was a Nazi instead of a Jew.
(c) Zenia was a spy.
(d) All her stories are true.

2. What does West tell Tony in Chapter 51 that Zenia told him when she dumped him?
(a) That she didn't love him.
(b) That he was boring.
(c) That Tony needed him more than she did.
(d) That she had another lover.

3. Who rapes Karen in Chapter 35?
(a) Her father.
(b) Mitch.
(c) Billy.
(d) Uncle Vern.

4. When Zenia dies in Chapter 48, who commits suicide in Lake Ontario?
(a) Billy.
(b) Tony.
(c) Roz.
(d) Mitch.

5. In Chapter 52, which of the following is not something Zenia claims has happened to Billy since he left Charis?
(a) He became a fat, bald LSD addict.
(b) He got a full pardon and new identity.
(c) He testified against his fellow conspirators.
(d) He killed himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Karen is sent to live with Aunt Vi, what does her grandmother give her?

2. In Chapter 52, Charis chooses what items as totems on her altar before confronting Zenia?

3. Why does Roz feel inferior to Mitch during lunch at the beginning of Chapter 41?

4. How does Karen react when she is being raped?

5. What kind of work does Charis do in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the power in Karen's grandmother's hands.

2. What reason does West give in Chapter 55 for not telling Tony that Zenia called?

3. Describe Karen/Charis's relationship with her grandmother.

4. The story with which Zenia tries to blackmail Roz in Chapter 53 is another of Zenia's many lies. Explain Zenia's real relationship with Larry.

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

6. How do Roz and Tony help Charis after Billy leaves her

7. Explain what makes Karen become Charis.

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

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

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

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