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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 50, what does Tony dream of?
(a) Her mother, an egg, the house burning and West leaving.
(b) Going on a cruise with West.
(c) Flowers and fairies.
(d) Winning the lottery and moving to America.

2. Why does Zenia claim to be taking a yoga class in Chapter 31?
(a) She wants to open her chakras.
(b) She wants to lose weight.
(c) She hopes yoga will cure her cancer.
(d) She wanted to see Karen/Charis again.

3. How does Karen react when she is being raped?
(a) She becomes catatonic.
(b) She passes out.
(c) She wants to kill herself.
(d) She disassociates from her body.

4. What were the boarders in Roz's mother's boarding house not allowed to do in Chapter 42?
(a) Miss their rent payments.
(b) Smoke or drink or make a mess.
(c) Cook their own food.
(d) Gamble.

5. Why does Zenia wear sunglasses in Chapter 31?
(a) She has an eye infection.
(b) She has a black eye.
(c) Her eyes are sensitive to sunlight.
(d) She wants to be stylish.

6. In Chapter 52, Charis chooses what items as totems on her altar before confronting Zenia?
(a) A rosary and a white candle.
(b) A good luck amulet and her deck of Tarot cards.
(c) A stick of incense and a lock of Zenia's hair.
(d) Roz's leather gloves and a book written by Tony.

7. Who helps Charis when her baby is born at the end of Chapter 38?
(a) Zenia.
(b) Billy.
(c) Tony and Roz.
(d) Aunt Vi.

8. In Chapter 39, what does Roz think is a better name for Zenia than "The Robber Bride"?
(a) The Robber Broad.
(b) The Bridegroom Stealer.
(c) The Lying Broad.
(d) The Man Stealer.

9. Why does Roz feel inferior to Mitch during lunch at the beginning of Chapter 41?
(a) His family has a pedigree and hers does not.
(b) She feels poorer than him.
(c) She feels less educated than him.
(d) She feels less capable in business matters.

10. What rare invitation does Mitch offer Roz at the end of Chapter 40?
(a) An invitation to lunch.
(b) An invitation to make love.
(c) An invitation to go sailing.
(d) An invitation to fly to Paris.

11. Who is the waitress who serves Roz and Mitch lunch in Chapter 41?
(a) Anthea.
(b) Zenia.
(c) Charis.
(d) Tony.

12. Which of these signs is not a reason Roz suspects Mitch is having another affair?
(a) Mitch becomes more attentive to Roz.
(b) Mitch offers unasked for excuses for his behavior.
(c) Mitch uses aftershave on his groin.
(d) Mitch has lipstick on his collar.

13. Who pays for Zenia's funeral in Chapter 55?
(a) Tony.
(b) Roz.
(c) Charis.
(d) West.

14. When Tony sees Zenia at the hotel in Chapter 51, which of the following is not a reason Zenia gives for faking her death?
(a) Mitch was following her and making her life hell.
(b) Irish arms dealers she conned were looking for her.
(c) The mob was after her.
(d) She needed to disappear.

15. In Chapter 51, what does West tell Tony that Zenia said to attract him?
(a) That she was lonely.
(b) That she knew more about sex than Tony.
(c) That she was frigid because a priest sexually abused her.
(d) That she loved him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Zenia dies in Chapter 48, who commits suicide in Lake Ontario?

2. What reason does Zenia give Roz for Larry's visits to Zenia's hotel room?

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

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

5. Who is allowed to do what the boarders are not permitted to in Roz's mother's boarding house?

(see the answer keys)

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