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

2. In Chapter 19, how are the walls of West's apartment painted when Tony goes there for a party?
(a) Silver glitter and purple paint.
(b) Red and pink spray paint.
(c) Neon green paint.
(d) Glossy black enamel.

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

4. After Zenia leaves him in Chapter 26, to whom does West turn for comfort and eventually marry?
(a) Charis.
(b) Augusta.
(c) Tony.
(d) Roz.

5. 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) A dear John letter in preparation for leaving West.
(b) A love letter to another man.
(c) A Christmas present for West.
(d) The problem of Zenia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unethical thing does Zenia ask Tony to do for her in Chapter 25?

2. Which of the following is not true about Tony's relationship with West at the beginning of Chapter 19?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Tony like to see on the faces of her listeners when she gives her lectures?

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

5. In Chapter 1, what is the topic of what Tony describes as one of her more convoluted lectures?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Zenia's romantic history with West.

2. Why does Tony think Zenia created turbulence, and why does Tony feel compelled to understand Zenia's motivations?

3. Describe Charis's relationship with Shanita.

4. Why isn't Tony sure which of Zenia's accounts of herself are true?

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. Describe the memorial service for Zenia after her supposed death in Lebanon.

7. Describe Tony's relationship with West during her undergraduate days at McClung Hall.

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

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

10. Explain the significance of Tony's lace-edged collars being mentioned in Chapter 1 alongside a mention of Tony's interest in wars.

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