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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Reta, what is the most important aspect in her life?
(a) Her writing career.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her home.
(d) Her husband.

2. What is the name of the previous owners of Reta and Tom's Ontario farmhouse?
(a) McGafferty.
(b) McGuffin.
(c) McGregor.
(d) McGinn.

3. What word does Norah have written on the cardboard sign on her chest?
(a) Goodness.
(b) Peace.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Love.

4. What two actual events do Reta's writer friends also discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?
(a) The woman in Mozambique who gave birth in a tree; the self-immolation of a Muslim woman in Nathan Philips Square.
(b) The military coup in Mozambique; the cost of child care in Toronto.
(c) The recent Canadian election; the war in Afghanistan.
(d) The self-immolation of a Muslim man in China; the poaching of ivory in North Africa.

5. What is undrinkable according to Colin?
(a) Green tea.
(b) Tom's lemonade.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Reta's coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reta discover behind the furnace that belonged to the previous owners?

2. Who does Reta meet for lunch after a radio interview in Baltimore?

3. According to Reta, what are women still dismissed and excluded from?

4. Why is Colin's marriage to Marietta troubled?

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

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