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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 asserts herself inside Charis's mind again once Billy starts ignoring Charis in bed?
2. Who helps Charis when her baby is born at the end of Chapter 38?
3. What does Roz find out about Zenia's past in Berlin and her career as a reporter?
4. What does Mitch expect Roz to do when she finds out about his mistresses?
5. When does Roz first learn of her husband's infidelity?
Short Essay Questions
1. What changes occur in Roz's life after her father's return from the war.
2. Describe Karen/Charis's relationship with her mother, Gloria.
3. How do Roz and Tony help Charis after Billy leaves her
4. 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.
5. How does Roz's husband Mitch usually get his affairs with other women to end?
6. Explain how Roz's father made his money.
7. Describe Roz's childhood with her mother before her father's return from the war.
8. What story does Zenia give Charis about her parents.
9. What does Zenia claim happened to Billy after he left Charis?
10. Describe Charis's life on the island with Billy before Zenia comes.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Several suicides and two attempted suicides occur in "The Robber Bride." Discuss Roz's attempted suicide, Charis's attempted suicide, and the suicides of Tony's father, Griff, and Roz's husband, Mitch. What motivated each of them, and what theme(s) or lesson(s) do you think the author is trying to convey through these incidents? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Larry, Roz's son, is gay. Discuss how his conflict over his role in society affects him and compare and contrast his experience with his mother's conflict over her role in society. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
"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.
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