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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 44, what does Roz decide to be when she realizes she will never be prettier, daintier, thinner, sexier, or harder to impress than the girls at her new school?

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

3. Who rapes Karen in Chapter 35?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 40, Roz suspects her husband, Mitch, is doing what?

5. Why did Mitch, who is very handsome, marry Roz?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Roz and Tony help Charis after Billy leaves her

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

3. Describe Karen/Charis's relationship with her mother, Gloria.

4. What story does Zenia give Roz about Roz's father's heroism?

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

6. Why is Billy in Canada?

7. What explanation does West gives Roz in Chapter 52 for his attraction to Zenia?

8. Explain what makes Karen become Charis.

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

10. Describe the power in Karen's grandmother's hands.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Tony Fremont's peculiar habit of writing and speaking backwards.

Part I: Give at least three examples of Tony speaking or writing in this way.

Part 2: Discuss what you think this habit reveals about Tony's character.

Part 3: Discuss what you think the author might be saying about the role of women in society through Tony's habit.

Essay Topic 2

"The Robber Bride" contains a number of instances of irony. Cite three examples of irony in the novel and discuss what you think the author intends to convey with each example.

Essay Topic 3

Several suicides and two attempted suicides occur in "The Robber Bride." Discuss Roz's attempted suicide, Charis's attempted suicide, and the suicides of Tony's father, Griff, and Roz's husband, Mitch. What motivated each of them, and what theme(s) or lesson(s) do you think the author is trying to convey through these incidents? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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