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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prize did Reta's novel, "My Thyme is Up," win the previous year?
(a) The Man Booker Prize.
(b) The Offenden Prize.
(c) The Pulitzer Prize.
(d) The Nobel Prize.

2. How old does Christine, Reta's daughter, turn in October?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

3. What does Reta do in lieu of attending the funeral for the person at Scribano & Lawrence?
(a) Reta grieves at home with her family.
(b) Reta brings a plant to the office.
(c) Reta sends flowers and a note.
(d) Reta does nothing.

4. How does Reta explain Norah's strange behavior to Christine and Natalie?
(a) Reta tells them Norah is living a life of sacrifice and good will.
(b) Reta tells them Norah is living a life in pursuit of goodness.
(c) Reta tells them Norah is living a life in pursuit of beauty.
(d) Reta tells them Norah is living a life devoted to God.

5. What praise does Reta give Alexander Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) Reta praises his personal narrative style.
(b) Reta praises his intellectual rigor.
(c) Reta praises his broad approach.
(d) Reta praises his research method.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reta decide not to attend the funeral for the person at Scribano & Lawrence?

2. What troubles Norah when she comes home one weekend her second year at university?

3. Why does Natalie thank Reta on Christine's birthday in October?

4. What does Reta discuss with the person she visits after her encounter with Norah in early November?

5. What days does Reta drive to Toronto to see Norah?

(see the answer key)

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