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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Reta, what are women still dismissed and excluded from?
(a) Freedom of expression.
(b) Primary entitlements.
(c) Economic advancement.
(d) Accolades and compensation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Whose personality is Reta worried about developing in her novel?

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

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

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