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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Reta, what is NOT a romance with impossibly beautiful people?
(a) Her job.
(b) Her life.
(c) Her novel.
(d) Her marriage.

2. What praise does Reta give Alexander Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) Reta praises his research method.
(b) Reta praises his personal narrative style.
(c) Reta praises his intellectual rigor.
(d) Reta praises his broad approach.

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

4. What present does Reta get for Norah's seventeenth birthday while on a book tour in D.C.?
(a) A purse.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A scarf.

5. Why does Reta also chide Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) For his patronizing tone in discussing some of the great female writers of the century.
(b) For including male writers that are blatantly sexist.
(c) For failing to mention some of the century's great female writers.
(d) For attempting to discuss all literature instead of narrowing his focus.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What has Reta attempted to talk about with her daughters regarding sex?

5. How are Reta and Danielle different?

(see the answer key)

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