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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Reta decide not to attend the funeral for the person at Scribano & Lawrence?
(a) Because Reta does not know the person who died very well.
(b) Because Reta thinks the person who died was not good.
(c) Because Reta cannot handle more grief.
(d) Because Reta is going to see Norah instead.

2. What do Tom and the girls see as a contradiction about the American event they are fixated on?
(a) They see the election results in Florida as a contradiction to the checks and balances system in the constitution.
(b) They see the Indy 500 as a contradiction to public concern for safety.
(c) They see the Kentucky Derby as a contradiction to government regulation of gambling.
(d) They see the presidential speech as a contradiction to the realities of the Iraq war.

3. What are the two main characters' names in the sequel to Reta's first novel?
(a) Amy and Richard.
(b) Alicia and Roman.
(c) Andrea and Ramon.
(d) Alice and Robert.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the university Norah is accepted to in 1998?

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

4. How are Reta and Danielle different?

5. What is delivered to the house that is emblematic of life going on in the Winters' household?

(see the answer key)

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