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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Reta cry as she writes the check for the hostel each month?
(a) Reta cries out of grief.
(b) Reta cries out of heartfelt appreciation.
(c) Reta cries out of heartbreak.
(d) Reta cries out of pity.

3. In the cemetery, what is the inscription beneath Mary Leland's name on her headstone?
(a) She Took Good Care of Her Chickens.
(b) She Took Good Care of Her Cows.
(c) She Took Good Care of Her Children.
(d) She Took Good Care of Her Husband.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the signal Reta gives to Lois for her to come over for her nightly meal with the family?

2. What two actual events do Reta's writer friends also discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?

3. What do Reta, Tom, Christine, and Natalie do in the car in Toronto?

4. In what point of view is Reta considering writing her novel?

5. What troubles Norah when she comes home one weekend her second year at university?

(see the answer key)

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