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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Natalie thank Reta on Christine's birthday in October?
(a) For being a great mom.
(b) For throwing a party for Christine.
(c) For taking them to dinner.
(d) For not naming her Ophelia.

2. 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 attempting to discuss all literature instead of narrowing his focus.
(c) For failing to mention some of the century's great female writers.
(d) For including male writers that are blatantly sexist.

3. What does Reta do in lieu of attending the funeral for the person at Scribano & Lawrence?
(a) Reta does nothing.
(b) Reta sends flowers and a note.
(c) Reta brings a plant to the office.
(d) Reta grieves at home with her family.

4. How does Reta explain Norah's strange behavior to Christine and Natalie?
(a) Reta tells them Norah is living a life of sacrifice and good will.
(b) Reta tells them Norah is living a life devoted to God.
(c) Reta tells them Norah is living a life in pursuit of beauty.
(d) Reta tells them Norah is living a life in pursuit of goodness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What rationale does Reta offer about Norah's strange behavior in her letter to Valkner?

2. What sport have Christine and Natalie given up playing on Saturdays to spend the day with Norah?

3. What is the first subject Reta and her writer friends discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?

4. What does Reta bring Norah on the way to her appointment to have her eyebrows tinted?

5. What two actual events do Reta's writer friends also discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?

(see the answer key)

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