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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who does Tony recall said nice things about Zenia at her memorial service?
(a) Mitch.
(b) Zenia's lawyer.
(c) West.
(d) Tony.

2. In Chapter 17, when Tony sneaks out of bed without waking West, what is she working on instead of her lecture for the Society of Military Historiographers?
(a) The problem of Zenia.
(b) A Christmas present for West.
(c) A love letter to another man.
(d) A dear John letter in preparation for leaving West.

3. In Chapter 24, what does Tony think that she and Zenia have in common?
(a) They're both studying the history of war.
(b) They're both of Russian ancestry.
(c) They're both victims of sexual abuse.
(d) They're both motherless war babies.

4. What was Charis's name before she changed it to Charis?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Karen.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Linda.

5. What does Roz do when she learns Zenia is still alive?
(a) Sends Zenia flowers.
(b) Asks Boyce to find out where Zenia is staying.
(c) Hires private detective Harriet Bridges to follow Zenia.
(d) Confronts Zenia in the Toxique parking lot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator in the first chapter of "The Robber Bride"?

2. Who does Tony say in Chapter 1 "was a bad business, and should be left alone"?

3. Which of the following is not true about the tale Zenia tells Tony of her own mother and childhood?

4. As Charis boards the ferry at the end of Chapter 8, whose departure does she recall?

5. How does Tony's father, Griff, behave in Chapter 23 once his wife leaves him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Tony feels insecure about West after learning Zenia is still alive.

2. Explain Charis's psychic abilities.

3. What information is revealed about Tony in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 1, who is the antagonist of the story and what helps identify that character as the villain?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Tony's statement that the place where Zenia began must have been "someplace bruised, and very tangled" indicate about Zenia's character?

6. How does Zenia use Tony in Chapter 25?

7. Explain Zenia's romantic history with West.

8. Explain the black enamel paint in Zenia and West's apartment in Chapter 19.

9. Why does Tony think of McClung Hall as a haven?

10. In Chapter 1, what does Tony teacher her students that history is?

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