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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 taking them to dinner.
(b) For throwing a party for Christine.
(c) For being a great mom.
(d) For not naming her Ophelia.

2. Why does Reta also chide Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) For attempting to discuss all literature instead of narrowing his focus.
(b) For his patronizing tone in discussing some of the great female writers of the century.
(c) For failing to mention some of the century's great female writers.
(d) For including male writers that are blatantly sexist.

3. How does Tessa discover the mystery of Norah's disappearance six months prior?
(a) Tessa runs into Norah outside the Toronto library.
(b) Tessa finds Norah panhandling outside the subway in Toronto.
(c) Tessa's mother sees Norah walking down Bloor and Bathurst in Toronto.
(d) Tessa discovers Norah's diary in the Orangetown Library.

4. Who is Reta's mentor?
(a) Tom Winters
(b) Madame Sylvia.
(c) Danielle Westerman.
(d) Colin Glass.

5. What is the name of the book Reta picks up at Orangetown Library?
(a) The Forgiving Fall.
(b) The Virtue of Victory.
(c) The Goodness Gap.
(d) The Loss of Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What troubles Norah when she comes home one weekend her second year at university?

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

3. Why does Norah enroll at the University of Toronto?

4. What present does Reta get for Norah's seventeenth birthday while on a book tour in D.C.?

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

(see the answer key)

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