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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. In Chapter 17, what does Tony have in her basement that she uses for a personal game?
2. What does Tony tell Zenia about in Chapter 21 that she has never told anyone else about?
3. Who is the narrator in the first chapter of "The Robber Bride"?
4. Zenia makes what changes to Tony's appearance in Chapter 20?
5. Over what lake does a breeze blow at the end of Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Tony think Zenia created turbulence, and why does Tony feel compelled to understand Zenia's motivations?
2. What information is revealed about Tony in Chapter 1?
3. Explain Roz's relationship with Boyce.
4. Explain the black enamel paint in Zenia and West's apartment in Chapter 19.
5. Describe Radiance.
6. What is Charis's relationship with her daughter, Augusta?
7. Explain Zenia's romantic history with West.
8. If Zenia is such bad business, why does Tony want to unravel the knot of Zenia and tell her story?
9. Describe Charis's relationship with Shanita.
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
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Zenia has affairs with three men in "The Robber Bride" and gets each of her lovers to leave his wife/girlfriend for her. Compare and contrast Zenia's relationships with West, Billy, and Mitch. Do you think she loved any of them? Which man do you think Zenia loved or wanted most? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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