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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 Reta become angry at the male author being interviewed on the literary television show?
(a) Because he is more successful than she is.
(b) Because he lacks talent and imagination.
(c) Because he doesn't mention any female writers who have influenced him.
(d) Because he dismisses her writing to the host.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book Reta picks up at Orangetown Library?

2. According to Reta's writer friends at the Orange Blossom Room, why are women excluded from real life?

3. How old does Christine, Reta's daughter, turn in October?

4. What does Reta do in lieu of attending the funeral for the person at Scribano & Lawrence?

5. What is the name of the university Norah is accepted to in 1998?

(see the answer key)

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