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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reta bring Norah on the way to her appointment to have her eyebrows tinted?
(a) Food and a warm coat.
(b) Shoes and books.
(c) Food and a picture of Pet.
(d) Books and a picture of Christine and Natalie.

2. Who is playing the piano when Reta and Tom have finished their work after their package is delivered?
(a) Christine.
(b) Lois.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Norah.

3. What is the name of the place Reta meets her friends on Tuesdays?
(a) Orange Blossom Room.
(b) Yellow Blossom Room.
(c) Green Blossom Room.
(d) Red Blossom Room.

4. In her letter about the obituary in the Globe and Mail, what does Reta state she has missed out on?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Something definable.
(c) Everything.
(d) Some indefinable something.

5. Arthur tells Reta the day after Christmas that he is filled with admiration for what?
(a) Roman's faith.
(b) Reta's talent.
(c) Norah's resolve.
(d) Alicia's goodness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reta call the "worry word" of life?

2. Who tells Reta and Tom that "Vagrancy can be thoughtful or careless; she has chosen the latter"?

3. Who is Reta's mentor?

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

5. What does Reta question about her feelings for Tom?

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