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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose personality is Reta worried about developing in her novel?
(a) Alicia's.
(b) Roman's.
(c) Norah's.
(d) Danielle's.

2. What constant preoccupation does Reta think is not a normal activity for anyone BUT writers?
(a) The constant preoccupation with real life and death concerns.
(b) The constant preoccupation with recreating the past.
(c) The constant preoccupation with a world that exists in the imagination.
(d) The constant preoccupation with the self.

3. In what month does Reta write her letter to Ford-Halpern?
(a) October.
(b) December.
(c) March.
(d) August.

4. In Reta's letter to Ford-Halpern, what is "an endless series of obstacles, an alignment of locked doors"?
(a) Danielle's obstacles.
(b) Norah's world.
(c) Reta's mind.
(d) Emma's loss.

5. How are Reta and Danielle different?
(a) Reta is married with children; Danielle is single and childless.
(b) Reta is a novelist; Danielle is a biographer.
(c) Reta is Canadian; Danielle is American.
(d) Reta is young and successful; Danielle is old and poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prize did Reta's novel, "My Thyme is Up," win the previous year?

2. In her letter to Ford-Halpern, how does Reta think other daughters can be protected from Norah's fate?

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

4. According to Reta, what is there a sense of that runs throughout her main characters' story?

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

(see the answer key)

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