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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Reta and Tom that "Vagrancy can be thoughtful or careless; she has chosen the latter"?
(a) Norah's professor.
(b) Danielle Westerman.
(c) A psychiatrist.
(d) Ben Abbot.

2. Who is elected Prime Minister again?
(a) Kim Campbell.
(b) Pierre Trudeau.
(c) John Turner.
(d) Jean Chretrien.

3. What does Arthur accidentally knock over during his first visit at Reta's?
(a) A book.
(b) A serving platter.
(c) A wine bottle.
(d) A glass vase.

4. In her letter to Ford-Halpern, how does Reta think other daughters can be protected from Norah's fate?
(a) By sacrificing happiness for honor.
(b) By imposing stricter vagrancy laws.
(c) By giving speeches across the country.
(d) By allowing them to be fully human.

5. What does Arthur consider the last chapter in Reta's novel to be?
(a) The most important.
(b) The worst.
(c) The best.
(d) The least important.

6. Whose obituary does Reta read in the Globe and Mail?
(a) Pam Horton.
(b) Paul Hillsdale.
(c) Peter Harding.
(d) Paula Hemingway.

7. According to the friend who advised Reta as a young writer, what do obituaries contain?
(a) The dough of life.
(b) The putty of life.
(c) The seeds of life.
(d) The soil of life.

8. What does Reta remember about Tom's childhood as they walk in the cemetery?
(a) She remembers that his family lost their fortune.
(b) She remembers that his mother was a terrible housekeeper.
(c) She remembers that Tom ran away from home.
(d) She remembers that his father was in the army.

9. The nature of _______dominates the conversation between Reta and Danielle at lunch.
(a) Virtue.
(b) Love.
(c) Faith.
(d) Forgiveness.

10. What does Norah use to try and put out the flames from the woman's fire?
(a) A cotton blanket.
(b) A wool rug.
(c) A linen shirt.
(d) A plastic dish rack.

11. What list does Lois have arranged in alphabetical order in her recipe box?
(a) A list of one hundred breakfasts.
(b) A list of one hundred lunches.
(c) A list of one hundred desserts.
(d) A list of one hundred dinners.

12. According to Reta, what can "help us turn down the volume of our own interior discourse"?
(a) Nature.
(b) Novels.
(c) Family.
(d) Work.

13. What newspaper does Emily Helt write for?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Los Angeles Times.

14. According to Reta, what is "full of isolated events"?
(a) Work.
(b) Reading.
(c) Life.
(d) Writing.

15. Arthur tells Reta the day after Christmas that he has read all the reviews for what book?
(a) My Thyme is Up.
(b) The Goodness Gap.
(c) Thyme in Bloom.
(d) Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Winters believe Norah will do with the package Christine and Natalie give her?

2. In the cemetery, what is the inscription beneath Mary Leland's name on her headstone?

3. Arthur tells Reta the day after Christmas that he is filled with admiration for what?

4. Who works as a trombonist?

5. In the letter to the short story writer, why does Reta mention that her friend Emma lost the integrity of her body?

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