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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. In Chapter 50, what does Tony dream of?

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

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

4. At the beginning of Chapter 40, Roz suspects her husband, Mitch, is doing what?

5. Why does Roz feel inferior to Mitch during lunch at the beginning of Chapter 41?

Short Essay Questions

1. What explanation does West gives Roz in Chapter 52 for his attraction to Zenia?

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

3. Explain how Roz's father made his money.

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

5. To what do the police attribute Zenia's death, and why is there an aura of mystery about Zenia's passing?

6. 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.

7. Describe Karen/Charis's relationship with her mother, Gloria.

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

9. Why is Billy in Canada?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Tony Fremont's peculiar habit of writing and speaking backwards.

Part I: Give at least three examples of Tony speaking or writing in this way.

Part 2: Discuss what you think this habit reveals about Tony's character.

Part 3: Discuss what you think the author might be saying about the role of women in society through Tony's habit.

Essay Topic 2

Feminine complicity in the poor treatment of women is one of Margaret Atwood's themes in "The Robber Bride." Discuss how Zenia's actions illustrate this theme and give two additional examples from the text that do not involve Zenia.

Essay Topic 3

"The Robber Bride" contains a number of instances of foreshadowing. Cite three examples of foreshadowing and how this literary method is used to indicate events to come.

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