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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. What does Tony believe has helped her gain acceptance in the traditionally male field of the study of the history of warfare?

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

3. If Tony can understand the person she thinks is a puzzle and knot, what does she hope will happen?

4. Which of the following is not a trait Roz likes about her homosexual male assistant, Boyce?

5. Who does Tony describe in Chapter 1 as "a puzzle, a knot"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Charis's relationship with Shanita.

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

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

4. Explain the significance of Tony's lace-edged collars being mentioned in Chapter 1 alongside a mention of Tony's interest in wars.

5. Describe the memorial service for Zenia after her supposed death in Lebanon.

6. Describe Roz's feelings about her wealth.

7. Explain Charis's psychic abilities.

8. Were Tony's parents happily married?

9. Explain Zenia's romantic history with West.

10. How does Zenia use Tony in Chapter 25?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Color is used as a symbol throughout "The Robber Bride." Discuss what each of the following examples of color as symbol represents and what they indicate about the characters who experience them: Roz's white bedroom, Zenia's black enamel apartment, the blue aura around Roz's grandmother and the red aura around Zenia at the Toxique.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of gender role reversal in "The Robber Bride." Give examples of how each of the following characters exhibits atypical role behavior for his or her gender in the novel: Boyce, Charis, Tony, and Roz. What do you think Margaret Atwood is trying to say about the role of women in society through these examples of gender role reversal? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Motherhood is one of the themes in "The Robber Bride." Compare and contrast Tony's mother, Roz's mother, and Charis's mother and discuss how their mothering affects their daughters' lives. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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