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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Reta meet for lunch after a radio interview in Baltimore?
(a) Her mentor, Danielle.
(b) Her editor, Arthur.
(c) Her old friend, Gwen.
(d) Her daughter, Christine.

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

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

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

5. In what point of view is Reta considering writing her novel?
(a) Third-person omniscient point of view.
(b) Second-person point of view.
(c) First-person point of view.
(d) Third-person limited point of view.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Reta become angry at the male author being interviewed on the literary television show?

4. Who is Dennis Ford-Halpern?

5. In what month does Reta write her letter to Ford-Halpern?

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