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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 Harriet Bridges, the private detective, tell Roz about Larry in Chapter 52?
2. What brings Billy to Canada from the United States in Chapter 30?
3. 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?
4. What does Roz find out about Zenia's past in Berlin and her career as a reporter?
5. In Chapter 50, what does Tony dream of?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Karen/Charis's relationship with her mother, Gloria.
2. Recount what happens to Mitch after he leaves Roz for Zenia.
3. Describe Charis's life on the island with Billy before Zenia comes.
4. What reason does West give in Chapter 55 for not telling Tony that Zenia called?
5. Explain what makes Karen become Charis.
6. Describe Zenia's rise to power at WiseWomanWorld.
7. Why is Billy in Canada?
8. Describe Roz's childhood with her mother before her father's return from the war.
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
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.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the concept of gender role reversal in "The Robber Bride." Give examples of how each of the following characters exhibits atypical role behavior for his or her gender in the novel: Boyce, Charis, Tony, and Roz. What do you think Margaret Atwood is trying to say about the role of women in society through these examples of gender role reversal? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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