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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. Who is the young man Charis sees with Zenia at the beginning of Chapter 28?

2. Where do Tony, Charis and Roz meet for dinner at the beginning of Chapter 51?

3. Why does Karen's mother, Gloria, send Karen to live with her grandmother?

4. What kind of work does Charis do in Chapter 29?

5. Where does Zenia end up living at the end of Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. Recount what happens to Mitch after he leaves Roz for Zenia.

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

3. Why is Billy in Canada?

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

5. What does Zenia claim happened to Billy after he left Charis?

6. Describe Roz's childhood with her mother before her father's return from the war.

7. Describe Charis's life on the island with Billy before Zenia comes.

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

9. Explain how Zenia tries to blackmail Roz in Chapter 53.

10. What does Roz find out about Zenia through Harriet, the private detective?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The Robber Bride" contains a number of instances of foreshadowing. Cite three examples of foreshadowing and how this literary method is used to indicate events to come.

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

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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