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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What constant preoccupation does Reta think is not a normal activity for anyone BUT writers?
(a) The constant preoccupation with recreating the past.
(b) The constant preoccupation with real life and death concerns.
(c) The constant preoccupation with a world that exists in the imagination.
(d) The constant preoccupation with the self.

2. What does Reta question about her feelings for Tom?
(a) Whether she dislikes him.
(b) Whether she trusts him.
(c) Whether she respects him.
(d) Whether she loves him.

3. In what point of view is Reta considering writing her novel?
(a) Third-person limited point of view.
(b) Second-person point of view.
(c) Third-person omniscient point of view.
(d) First-person point of view.

4. In her letter to Ford-Halpern, how does Reta think other daughters can be protected from Norah's fate?
(a) By allowing them to be fully human.
(b) By sacrificing happiness for honor.
(c) By giving speeches across the country.
(d) By imposing stricter vagrancy laws.

5. According to Reta, what is there a sense of that runs throughout her main characters' story?
(a) Intimacy.
(b) Prudishness.
(c) Danger.
(d) Excitement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rationale does Reta offer about Norah's strange behavior in her letter to Valkner?

2. In Reta's letter to Ford-Halpern, what failure is "a moral dilemma in itself"?

3. What kind of world is Reta interested in creating for her characters?

4. How are Reta and Danielle different?

5. How old does Christine, Reta's daughter, turn in October?

(see the answer key)

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