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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Reta become angry at the male author being interviewed on the literary television show?
(a) Because he is more successful than she is.
(b) Because he doesn't mention any female writers who have influenced him.
(c) Because he dismisses her writing to the host.
(d) Because he lacks talent and imagination.

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

4. What prize did Reta's novel, "My Thyme is Up," win the previous year?
(a) The Pulitzer Prize.
(b) The Offenden Prize.
(c) The Man Booker Prize.
(d) The Nobel Prize.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What present does Reta get for Norah's seventeenth birthday while on a book tour in D.C.?

4. How old does Christine, Reta's daughter, turn in October?

5. According to Reta, what is NOT a romance with impossibly beautiful people?

(see the answer key)

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