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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Reta go see after her encounter with Norah in early November?
(a) Emma Allen.
(b) Danielle Westerman.
(c) Mr. Scribano.
(d) Alexander Valkner.

3. What two actual events do Reta's writer friends also discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?
(a) The recent Canadian election; the war in Afghanistan.
(b) The military coup in Mozambique; the cost of child care in Toronto.
(c) The woman in Mozambique who gave birth in a tree; the self-immolation of a Muslim woman in Nathan Philips Square.
(d) The self-immolation of a Muslim man in China; the poaching of ivory in North Africa.

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

5. What does Reta discuss with the person she visits after her encounter with Norah in early November?
(a) Feminist intellectuals.
(b) Literary matters.
(c) Children of war.
(d) Marriage and divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Reta and Danielle different?

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

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

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

5. Who does Reta meet for lunch after a radio interview in Baltimore?

(see the answer key)

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