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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Reta sign her letter to Ford-Halpern?
(a) Yours, Rita Orange d'Ville.
(b) Yours, Reta Orangetown.
(c) Yours, Reta Winters.
(d) Yours, Rita Orange.

3. What kind of woman does Reta realize she cannot create for a heroine in her novel?
(a) An imperfect woman.
(b) A trustworthy woman.
(c) An evil woman.
(d) A perfect woman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Dennis Ford-Halpern?

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