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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Christine, Reta's daughter, turn in October?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

2. What praise does Reta give Alexander Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) Reta praises his personal narrative style.
(b) Reta praises his broad approach.
(c) Reta praises his intellectual rigor.
(d) Reta praises his research method.

3. According to Reta, what are women still dismissed and excluded from?
(a) Economic advancement.
(b) Freedom of expression.
(c) Accolades and compensation.
(d) Primary entitlements.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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