2. What sport have Christine and Natalie given up playing on Saturdays to spend the day with Norah?
(a) Raquetball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Volleyball.

3. What present does Reta get for Norah's seventeenth birthday while on a book tour in D.C.?
(a) A sweater.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A purse.
(d) A scarf.

4. According to Reta, what are women still dismissed and excluded from?
(a) Economic advancement.
(b) Primary entitlements.
(c) Accolades and compensation.
(d) Freedom of expression.

5. Why does Arthur Springer from Scribano & Lawrence call Reta to introduce himself?
(a) To inform her that he is her new editor.
(b) To ask if her novel is near completion.
(c) To discuss the terms of her new contract.
(d) To tell her they will no longer represent her.

6. In what point of view is Reta considering writing her novel?
(a) Second-person point of view.
(b) Third-person limited point of view.
(c) First-person point of view.
(d) Third-person omniscient point of view.

7. What is the name of the book Reta picks up at Orangetown Library?
(a) The Goodness Gap.
(b) The Virtue of Victory.
(c) The Loss of Love.
(d) The Forgiving Fall.

8. What two languages are spoken during Reta's childhood?
(a) English and Spanish.
(b) French and Spanish.
(c) English and German.
(d) English and French.

9. How old does Christine, Reta's daughter, turn in October?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

10. According to Ben, Norah had become uncharacteristically __________ and __________ in the few weeks prior to her disappearance.
(a) Manic; jumpy.
(b) Depressed; lethargic.
(c) Calm; peaceful.
(d) Irritable; short-tempered.

11. 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"?
(a) Because Reta feels as a woman she is shut out of the universe.
(b) Because Reta feels as a woman she should focus on her home.
(c) Because Reta feels as a writer she needs to work away from people.
(d) Because Reta feels as a mother she should tend to her family.

12. What kind of world is Reta interested in creating for her characters?
(a) A nonfictional but believable world.
(b) A nonfictional but unbelievable world.
(c) A fictional but believable world.
(d) A fictional but unbelievable world.

13. How does Reta approach Norah when she visits her in early November?
(a) Angrily, as Reta is upset by Norah's behavior.
(b) Carefully, as Reta does not want to appear threatening.
(c) Indifferently, as Reta no longer cares about Norah's panhandling.
(d) Joyfully, as Reta is so happy to see Norah.

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

15. What troubles Norah when she comes home one weekend her second year at university?
(a) Norah is disturbed by the sense that she cannot love anyone enough.
(b) Norah is afraid that she will disappoint her parents by failing school.
(c) Norah is upset that she cannot spend more time with her sisters.
(d) Norah is anxious about her decision to live with her boyfriend.