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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During dinner, after Reta and Tom have finished their work, where do Reta's thoughts turn to besides Norah?
(a) The wedding of her friend, Danielle.
(b) The bad news on television.
(c) The two main characters in her novel.
(d) The upcoming holidays.

2. What task do Reta and Tom engage in after the package is delivered to the Winters' home?
(a) Carpentry.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Reading.
(d) Cleaning.

3. What is the first subject Reta and her writer friends discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?
(a) The way to forgiveness.
(b) The path to enlightenment.
(c) The loss of truth.
(d) The nature of goodness.

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

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

6. What does Tom's friend, Colin Glass, try to explain to Norah when he comes over for dinner?
(a) Curie's Theory of Radioactivity.
(b) Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
(c) Newton's Laws of Motion.
(d) Einstein's Theory of Relativity.

7. What is delivered to the house that is emblematic of life going on in the Winters' household?
(a) Books.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Plants.
(d) Mulch.

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

9. Why does Norah enroll at the University of Toronto?
(a) To live with her boyfriend.
(b) To get away from her family.
(c) To be closer to her family.
(d) To get away from her boyfriend.

10. How does Tessa discover the mystery of Norah's disappearance six months prior?
(a) Tessa runs into Norah outside the Toronto library.
(b) Tessa's mother sees Norah walking down Bloor and Bathurst in Toronto.
(c) Tessa finds Norah panhandling outside the subway in Toronto.
(d) Tessa discovers Norah's diary in the Orangetown Library.

11. Why does Reta write a letter of complaint to an editor of a literary magazine about a series of books called "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?
(a) Because most of the books feature 19th century women.
(b) Because the books only focus on Western intellectuals.
(c) Because her books are left out of the list.
(d) Because none of the books feature women writers.

12. Who does Reta mention by name in her letter of complaint about "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?
(a) Tom.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Christine.
(d) Norah.

13. What problem does Reta initially attribute Norah's disappearance to when she first goes missing?
(a) Norah's relationship with her boyfriend.
(b) Norah's relationship with her father.
(c) Norah's relationship with her sisters.
(d) Norah's relationship with Reta.

14. What exercise does Reta find repellent?
(a) Vacuuming her house.
(b) Counting her blessings.
(c) Researching her novel.
(d) Writing her book.

15. According to Reta, young adults live in an age of prolonged _________and protracted__________.
(a) Adulthood; independence.
(b) Childhood; dependency.
(c) Adulthood; dependency.
(d) Childhood; independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of world is Reta interested in creating for her characters?

2. Why does Arthur ask Reta to send him a draft?

3. What is the idea Reta shrinks from when it comes to writing her book?

4. What is Reta's struggle about what a writer of fiction should give the reader?

5. Why does Arthur Springer from Scribano & Lawrence call Reta to introduce himself?

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