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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What troubles Norah when she comes home one weekend her second year at university?
(a) Norah is disturbed by the sense that she cannot love anyone enough.
(b) Norah is anxious about her decision to live with her boyfriend.
(c) Norah is upset that she cannot spend more time with her sisters.
(d) Norah is afraid that she will disappoint her parents by failing school.

2. Why does Reta also chide Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) For including male writers that are blatantly sexist.
(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 his patronizing tone in discussing some of the great female writers of the century.

3. How does Reta approach Norah when she visits her in early November?
(a) Joyfully, as Reta is so happy to see Norah.
(b) Angrily, as Reta is upset by Norah's behavior.
(c) Indifferently, as Reta no longer cares about Norah's panhandling.
(d) Carefully, as Reta does not want to appear threatening.

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

5. What rationale does Reta offer about Norah's strange behavior in her letter to Valkner?
(a) It is Norah's attempt to be special and above everyone else.
(b) It is Norah's way of getting back at Reta for not being there for her.
(c) It is Norah's deliberate effort to extiguish herself and be a nothing.
(d) It is Norah's excuse not to finish school and get her degree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What praise does Reta give Alexander Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?

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

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

5. How does Reta explain Norah's strange behavior to Christine and Natalie?

(see the answer key)

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