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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first subject Reta and her writer friends discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?
(a) The way to forgiveness.
(b) The path to enlightenment.
(c) The nature of goodness.
(d) The loss of truth.

2. Who does Reta meet for lunch after a radio interview in Baltimore?
(a) Her daughter, Christine.
(b) Her old friend, Gwen.
(c) Her editor, Arthur.
(d) Her mentor, Danielle.

3. What does Reta discuss with the person she visits after her encounter with Norah in early November?
(a) Feminist intellectuals.
(b) Children of war.
(c) Marriage and divorce.
(d) Literary matters.

4. What does Reta bring Norah on the way to her appointment to have her eyebrows tinted?
(a) Food and a picture of Pet.
(b) Food and a warm coat.
(c) Shoes and books.
(d) Books and a picture of Christine and Natalie.

5. What is the name of the university Norah is accepted to in 1998?
(a) St. Mary's University.
(b) University of Victoria.
(c) McGill University.
(d) King's College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What present does Reta get for Norah's seventeenth birthday while on a book tour in D.C.?

2. Why does Reta also chide Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?

3. What prize did Reta's novel, "My Thyme is Up," win the previous year?

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

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

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