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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. Which of the following is not true about Tony's relationship with West at the beginning of Chapter 19?
2. The shop at which Charis works sells what kind of things?
3. What does Zenia start borrowing from Tony in Chapter 25?
4. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what does Tony equate to a European print in which "something ordinary but horrifying is taking place"?
5. What kind of collars does Tony wear in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Tony a suitable narrator/chronicler of Zenia's story?
2. Why does Tony think of McClung Hall as a haven?
3. Explain Charis's psychic abilities.
4. What information is revealed about Tony in Chapter 1?
5. Explain the black enamel paint in Zenia and West's apartment in Chapter 19.
6. Describe Tony's relationship with West during her undergraduate days at McClung Hall.
7. In Chapter 1, who is the antagonist of the story and what helps identify that character as the villain?
8. Explain what has made Tony, Charis, and Roz friends.
9. Describe the memorial service for Zenia after her supposed death in Lebanon.
10. Why isn't Tony sure which of Zenia's accounts of herself are true?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Tony, Charis and Roz in "The Robber Bride." Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
"The Robber Bride" contains a number of instances of irony. Cite three examples of irony in the novel and discuss what you think the author intends to convey with each example.
Essay Topic 3
Give at least three examples of Charis's supposed psychic abilities in "The Robber Bride" and discuss whether you think these abilities are genuine, a figment Charis's imagination, or a combination of illusion and reality. If you do not think all of Charis's experiences are genuine psychic phenomena, what do you think they represent instead? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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