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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Reta attempted to talk about with her daughters regarding sex?
(a) Reta has attempted to convince them to wait until marriage.
(b) Reta has attempted to talk about birth control.
(c) Reta has attempted to share her own experiences.
(d) Reta has attempted to find out if they are having sex.

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

3. What does Reta reveal about the first time she met Tom?
(a) She was seeing another man when they met.
(b) He was seeing another woman when they met.
(c) They were intimate the first time they met.
(d) They disliked each other the first time they met.

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

5. According to Reta, what is there a sense of that runs throughout her main characters' story?
(a) Intimacy.
(b) Prudishness.
(c) Danger.
(d) Excitement.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Reta's letter to Ford-Halpern, what is "an endless series of obstacles, an alignment of locked doors"?

2. What praise does Reta give Alexander Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?

3. Why does Reta also chide Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?

4. According to Reta, what are women still dismissed and excluded from?

5. Why does Natalie thank Reta on Christine's birthday in October?

(see the answer key)

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