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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Reta's writer friends at the Orange Blossom Room, why are women excluded from real life?
(a) Because men view women as incapable of rational thought.
(b) Because men view women as more capable and superior.
(c) Because men view women as superior to everyday concerns.
(d) Because men view women as lacking moral authority and capability.

2. Why does Norah enroll at the University of Toronto?
(a) To get away from her family.
(b) To get away from her boyfriend.
(c) To live with her boyfriend.
(d) To be closer to her family.

3. What days does Reta drive to Toronto to see Norah?
(a) Wednesdays.
(b) Tuesdays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Saturdays.

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

5. Why does Reta attend a series of interviews in September?
(a) Reta attends them on behalf of her mentor.
(b) Reta attends them because it is part of her research.
(c) Reta attends them in order to get a raise at work.
(d) Reta attends them because she enjoys being interviewed.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Tessa discover the mystery of Norah's disappearance six months prior?

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

(see the answer key)

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