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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Reta attend a series of interviews in September?
(a) Reta attends them because she enjoys being interviewed.
(b) Reta attends them because it is part of her research.
(c) Reta attends them in order to get a raise at work.
(d) Reta attends them on behalf of her mentor.

2. Who does Reta go see after her encounter with Norah in early November?
(a) Emma Allen.
(b) Mr. Scribano.
(c) Danielle Westerman.
(d) Alexander Valkner.

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

4. Why does Reta become angry at the male author being interviewed on the literary television show?
(a) Because he dismisses her writing to the host.
(b) Because he doesn't mention any female writers who have influenced him.
(c) Because he is more successful than she is.
(d) Because he lacks talent and imagination.

5. What does Norah accidentally find in the pocket of Christine's winter parka?
(a) A love letter.
(b) A bent cigarette.
(c) A failing report card.
(d) A letter from Norah.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Reta, what is "full of rough corners that seem to me just about to come into their full beauty"?

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

3. Who does Reta mention by name in her letter of complaint about "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?

4. What do the Winters do when they discover where Norah sleeps at night?

5. Why does Reta include "The Hermitage" in her signature at the end of her letter of complaint about "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?

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