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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first line of the book, when does the narrator say the story of Zenia ought to begin?
(a) When Zenia turned twenty-five.
(b) When Zenia began.
(c) When Zenia first met West.
(d) When Zenia moved to Toronto.

2. In Chapter 10, why does Charis ask the waitress at Toxique for a corner table near the mirror?
(a) Mirrors deflect negative energy.
(b) Charis likes the view from that table.
(c) Charis is vain and likes to look at her own reflection.
(d) Charis likes to see who's approaching her.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Tony believe motivated Zenia's behavior?
(a) Mental illness.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Greed.
(d) She doesn't know.

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

5. At the end of Chapter 1, where does Tony have lunch?
(a) A park bench in downtown Toronto.
(b) The Toxique.
(c) A New York City deli.
(d) A Mexican restaurant called El Dominguez.

6. In Chapter 9, what does Shanita tell Charis that the stopping of Charis's pendulum signifies?
(a) Good luck.
(b) A new romance is in Charis's future.
(c) Prosperity.
(d) It's a warning, a bad omen.

7. In Chapter 9, what changes does Shanita tell Charis that she is going to make to the shop because of the recession?
(a) Adding tea and refreshments to the products they sell.
(b) Reducing the hours it's open.
(c) Extending the hours it's open.
(d) Changing its name to "Scrimpers" and selling cheap things.

8. In Chapter 1, why does Tony feel compelled to know Zenia's motivation?
(a) She doesn't know.
(b) To help Charis and Roz heal.
(c) To understand Zenia's relationship with West.
(d) To understand her own reactions to Zenia's behavior.

9. Zenia makes what changes to Tony's appearance in Chapter 20?
(a) She makes Tony wear blue jeans and sneakers.
(b) She gets Tony contact lenses.
(c) She makes Tony wear new age jewelry.
(d) She puts Tony in oversize clothes and oversize glasses.

10. Who taught Tony to make a cup of tea?
(a) Her father.
(b) Zenia.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Roz.

11. In Chapter 3, Tony recalls that Zenia's memorial service was held how long ago?
(a) Two years earlier.
(b) Ten days earlier.
(c) A week earlier.
(d) Five years earlier.

12. In Chapter 1, what does Tony say comes unraveled if you "pick any strand and snip"?
(a) History.
(b) Roz's knitting.
(c) Zenia's love for West.
(d) Tony's life.

13. 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.

14. What date does Tony decide to use as the starting point for Zenia's story?
(a) January 15, 1959.
(b) December 25, 1995.
(c) July 4, 2000.
(d) October 23, 1990.

15. What kind of collars does Tony wear in Chapter 1?
(a) Plaid.
(b) Embroidered.
(c) Lace-edged.
(d) Detachable.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what do Tony, Roz and Charis talk about when they lunch together?

2. When Tony's mother leaves at the end of Chapter 22, what present does she leave Tony?

3. What does Tony say near the end of Chapter 1 about beginning and ending points in the study of history?

4. In Chapter 17, what does Tony have in her basement that she uses for a personal game?

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

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