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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. Why did Mitch, who is very handsome, marry Roz?
(a) They had a lot in common, including religion.
(b) To merge their family businesses.
(c) For her father's money.
(d) He loved her.

2. What did Roz's mother do for a living?
(a) Ran a farm.
(b) Owned a restaurant.
(c) Worked in a textile mill.
(d) Ran a boarding house.

3. In Chapter 51, what important project does Zenia claim to be involved in when she meets with Tony?
(a) Project Babylon, the supergun for Iraq.
(b) An assassination attempt on the U.S. president.
(c) A bank robbery.
(d) The next space shuttle mission.

4. In Chapter 51, what does West tell Tony that Zenia said to attract him?
(a) That she knew more about sex than Tony.
(b) That she was frigid because a priest sexually abused her.
(c) That she loved him.
(d) That she was lonely.

5. Where does Zenia end up living at the end of Chapter 31?
(a) At the yoga school.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) On the street.
(d) With Charis and Billy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rare invitation does Mitch offer Roz at the end of Chapter 40?

2. How does West respond when Tony tells him he is the most interesting man she's ever known?

3. What were the boarders in Roz's mother's boarding house not allowed to do in Chapter 42?

4. What does Mitch expect Roz to do when she finds out about his mistresses?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Charis's life on the island with Billy before Zenia comes.

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

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

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

6. As Charis prepares to confront Zenia in Chapter 52, what signs does she receive that something bad is about to happen?

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

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

9. Why is Billy in Canada?

10. Recount what happens to Mitch after he leaves Roz for Zenia.

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