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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the university Norah is accepted to in 1998?
(a) University of Victoria.
(b) St. Mary's University.
(c) McGill University.
(d) King's College.

2. How does Reta explain Norah's strange behavior to Christine and Natalie?
(a) Reta tells them Norah is living a life in pursuit of goodness.
(b) Reta tells them Norah is living a life in pursuit of beauty.
(c) Reta tells them Norah is living a life devoted to God.
(d) Reta tells them Norah is living a life of sacrifice and good will.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Reta approach Norah when she visits her in early November?

4. Why does Natalie thank Reta on Christine's birthday in October?

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

(see the answer key)

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