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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. What does Charis raise at her house on the Island?

3. How did Charis and Zenia originally meet?

4. What does Zenia threaten to do to Tony at the end of Chapter 51?

5. In Chapter 52, which of the following is not something Zenia claims has happened to Billy since he left Charis?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the bad dreams Tony, Charis and Roz have in Chapter 50 symbolize?

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

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

7. Why is Billy in Canada?

8. Explain what makes Karen become Charis.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Compare and contrast the characters of West, Billy and Mitch in "The Robber Bride." Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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