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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. How does Charis meet Zenia in Chapter 31?

2. What happens to Karen's inheritance from her grandmother?

3. What reason does Zenia give for leaving Charis's home?

4. What were the boarders in Roz's mother's boarding house not allowed to do in Chapter 42?

5. What did Roz's mother do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Zenia's rise to power at WiseWomanWorld.

3. 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.

4. Why is Billy in Canada?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What story does Zenia give Charis about her parents.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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