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

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 the self.
(c) The constant preoccupation with real life and death concerns.
(d) The constant preoccupation with a world that exists in the imagination.

2. Why does Reta also chide Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) For including male writers that are blatantly sexist.
(b) For his patronizing tone in discussing some of the great female writers of the century.
(c) For attempting to discuss all literature instead of narrowing his focus.
(d) For failing to mention some of the century's great female writers.

3. What is the name of the place Reta meets her friends on Tuesdays?
(a) Green Blossom Room.
(b) Orange Blossom Room.
(c) Yellow Blossom Room.
(d) Red Blossom Room.

4. What is the name of the book Reta picks up at Orangetown Library?
(a) The Loss of Love.
(b) The Goodness Gap.
(c) The Virtue of Victory.
(d) The Forgiving Fall.

5. What has been able to distract Reta from grieving for Norah?
(a) Her house.
(b) Her novel.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reta protest sending Arthur a draft?

2. Who does Reta go see after her encounter with Norah in early November?

3. What does Reta bring Norah on the way to her appointment to have her eyebrows tinted?

4. Who is Reta's mentor?

5. How does Reta explain Norah's strange behavior to Christine and Natalie?

(see the answer key)

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