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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Robber Bride, Chapters 39-49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Zenia's funeral in Chapter 3, who feels relieved that Zenia is dead?
(a) Tony, Roz and Charis.
(b) Billy.
(c) West.
(d) Zenia's lawyer.

2. What does Tony tell Zenia about in Chapter 21 that she has never told anyone else about?
(a) Her need for money.
(b) Her mother and her childhood.
(c) Her love for a history professor.
(d) Her fear of failing out of college.

3. What does Tony say at the beginning of Chapter 1 that Zenia would do "earnestly, with a catch in her voice, a quaver of suppressed grief, or... haltingly, as if confessing"?
(a) Lie.
(b) Beg for forgiveness.
(c) Pray.
(d) Sing.

4. How does Tony's father, Griff, behave in Chapter 23 once his wife leaves him?
(a) He starts beating Tony.
(b) He leaves Tony in the care of relatives.
(c) He becomes drunk and depressed.
(d) He is a lot happier and remarries.

5. What event is not happening on the day Tony decides to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?
(a) The Soviet bloc is crumbling.
(b) A new U.S. president is being elected.
(c) A large hole has developed in the ozone layer.
(d) There's trouble in the Gulf.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22, who was an English war bride?

2. What does Roz find out about Zenia's past in Berlin and her career as a reporter?

3. What do Zenia and her male companion seem to be doing when Zenia sees them at the beginning of Chapter 28?

4. Who does Zenia move in with in Chapter 47?

5. In Chapter 3, Tony recalls that Zenia's memorial service was held how long ago?

(see the answer key)

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