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

2. In Chapter 5, what do Tony, Roz and Charis talk about when they lunch together?
(a) Men.
(b) Love.
(c) War.
(d) Gossip.

3. What was McClung Hall before it became an office building?
(a) A men's residence hall.
(b) A candle shop.
(c) A new age store.
(d) A women's residence hall.

4. 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 moved to Toronto.
(d) When Zenia first met West.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tony's profession?

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

3. Which of the following is not a trait Roz likes about her homosexual male assistant, Boyce?

4. In Chapter 15, what evidence tells Roz her son Larry has been to the Toxique?

5. Why does Charis go to the Kafay Nwar in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Were Tony's parents happily married?

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

3. Describe Tony's sand table and the game she plays on it.

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

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

6. Describe Roz's feelings about her wealth.

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

8. If Zenia is such bad business, why does Tony want to unravel the knot of Zenia and tell her story?

9. What is Charis's relationship with her daughter, Augusta?

10. Describe Radiance.

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