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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 27, who does Tony want to protect from Zenia?

2. What does Tony say near the end of Chapter 1 about beginning and ending points in the study of history?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Tony say comes unraveled if you "pick any strand and snip"?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Tony believe motivated Zenia's behavior?

5. Shanita is the owner of the shop where Charis works. What is she like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zenia use Tony in Chapter 25?

2. Were Tony's parents happily married?

3. Why isn't Tony sure which of Zenia's accounts of herself are true?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Tony teacher her students that history is?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Larry, Roz's son, is gay. Discuss how his conflict over his role in society affects him and compare and contrast his experience with his mother's conflict over her role in society. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the character of Zenia with each of the friends she betrays: Tony, Charis, and Roz. What draws each of the women to Zenia, and what draws Zenia to each of them in return? How does Zenia tailor her claims about her childhood to each woman? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Give at least three examples of Charis's supposed psychic abilities in "The Robber Bride" and discuss whether you think these abilities are genuine, a figment Charis's imagination, or a combination of illusion and reality. If you do not think all of Charis's experiences are genuine psychic phenomena, what do you think they represent instead? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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