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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reta question about her feelings for Tom?
(a) Whether she respects him.
(b) Whether she loves him.
(c) Whether she trusts him.
(d) Whether she dislikes him.

2. What praise does Reta give Alexander Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) Reta praises his research method.
(b) Reta praises his personal narrative style.
(c) Reta praises his broad approach.
(d) Reta praises his intellectual rigor.

3. What days does Reta drive to Toronto to see Norah?
(a) Tuesdays.
(b) Wednesdays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Mondays.

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

5. 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 excuse not to finish school and get her degree.
(c) It is Norah's attempt to be special and above everyone else.
(d) It is Norah's way of getting back at Reta for not being there for her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Reta approach Norah when she visits her in early November?

3. What two languages are spoken during Reta's childhood?

4. Why does Reta become angry at the male author being interviewed on the literary television show?

5. What has Reta attempted to talk about with her daughters regarding sex?

(see the answer key)

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