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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Reta's writer friends at the Orange Blossom Room, why are women excluded from real life?
(a) Because men view women as superior to everyday concerns.
(b) Because men view women as incapable of rational thought.
(c) Because men view women as more capable and superior.
(d) Because men view women as lacking moral authority and capability.

2. What is the subject of the new book Tom is reading?
(a) Trilobites.
(b) Mites.
(c) Fungi.
(d) Plankton.

3. In her letter about the obituary in the Globe and Mail, what does Reta state she has missed out on?
(a) Something definable.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Everything.
(d) Some indefinable something.

4. What rationale does Reta offer about Norah's strange behavior in her letter to Valkner?
(a) It is Norah's deliberate effort to extiguish herself and be a nothing.
(b) It is Norah's attempt to be special and above everyone else.
(c) It is Norah's way of getting back at Reta for not being there for her.
(d) It is Norah's excuse not to finish school and get her degree.

5. What title does Arthur suggest for Reta's novel?
(a) Blossom.
(b) Bud.
(c) Bloom.
(d) Bear Fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Arthur tells Reta the day after Christmas that he has read all the reviews for what book?

2. In January, what has Reta left in limbo since her last conversation with Arthur Springer?

3. Who works as a trombonist?

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

5. Whose obituary does Reta read in the Globe and Mail?

(see the answer key)

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