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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is West's profession?

3. Which of the following statements is not true about Anthea's relationship with Tony after she leaves Tony's father?

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

5. What was Charis's name before she changed it to Charis?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In her undergraduate days, what was Tony's relationship with the Common room girls at McClung Hall?

3. How does Zenia use Tony in Chapter 25?

4. Explain what has made Tony, Charis, and Roz friends.

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

6. Describe Radiance.

7. Explain Charis's psychic abilities.

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

9. Explain Roz's relationship with Boyce.

10. Describe Roz's feelings about her wealth.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Tony Fremont's peculiar habit of writing and speaking backwards.

Part I: Give at least three examples of Tony speaking or writing in this way.

Part 2: Discuss what you think this habit reveals about Tony's character.

Part 3: Discuss what you think the author might be saying about the role of women in society through Tony's habit.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of West, Billy and Mitch in "The Robber Bride." Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the character of Zenia with each of the friends she betrays: Tony, Charis, and Roz. What draws each of the women to Zenia, and what draws Zenia to each of them in return? How does Zenia tailor her claims about her childhood to each woman? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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