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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 Charis raise at her house on the Island?
2. When does Roz first learn of her husband's infidelity?
3. How does Tony respond when Zenia asks to hide out at Tony's home?
4. In Chapter 55, what secret is revealed to Roz by Boyce and Larry?
5. What happens when Charis tells Billy she's pregnant?
Short Essay Questions
1. The story with which Zenia tries to blackmail Roz in Chapter 53 is another of Zenia's many lies. Explain Zenia's real relationship with Larry.
2. What story does Zenia give Roz about Roz's father's heroism?
3. To what do the police attribute Zenia's death, and why is there an aura of mystery about Zenia's passing?
4. Describe Karen/Charis's relationship with her mother, Gloria.
5. What do the bad dreams Tony, Charis and Roz have in Chapter 50 symbolize?
6. How does Roz's husband Mitch usually get his affairs with other women to end?
7. Describe Karen/Charis's relationship with her grandmother.
8. What does Roz find out about Zenia through Harriet, the private detective?
9. Explain how Zenia tries to blackmail Roz in Chapter 53.
10. Describe the power in Karen's grandmother's hands.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Zenia runs away with West, Billy, and Mitch, bringing her three supposed friends, Tony, Charis and Roz, much pain. Is there any evidence in the text that Zenia is not all evil? Does she have any good in her or any sense of true friendship toward the women she betrays? Give at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Eggs are a recurring symbol throughout "The Robber Bride." Cite three examples of the use of this symbol and discuss what you think eggs represent in each example.
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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