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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 say near the end of Chapter 1 about beginning and ending points in the study of history?
2. With whom does Tony have lunch at the end of Chapter 1?
3. Who does Tony say in Chapter 1 "was a bad business, and should be left alone"?
4. In Chapter 18, whose ashes does Tony keep in a canister in her dormitory room closet?
5. Which of the following is not a result of Zenia's friendship with Tony in Chapter 20?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 1, what does Tony teacher her students that history is?
2. If Zenia is such bad business, why does Tony want to unravel the knot of Zenia and tell her story?
3. Why is Tony a suitable narrator/chronicler of Zenia's story?
4. Why isn't Tony sure which of Zenia's accounts of herself are true?
5. Why does Tony pick October 23, 1990 as the date on which to begin Zenia's story?
6. Why does Tony think of McClung Hall as a haven?
7. What is Charis's relationship with her daughter, Augusta?
8. Describe Tony's sand table and the game she plays on it.
9. In her undergraduate days, what was Tony's relationship with the Common room girls at McClung Hall?
10. Explain what tale Zenia gives Tony about her childhood and mother.
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
Feminine complicity in the poor treatment of women is one of Margaret Atwood's themes in "The Robber Bride." Discuss how Zenia's actions illustrate this theme and give two additional examples from the text that do not involve Zenia.
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