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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) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Reta, what are women still dismissed and excluded from?

2. Why does Reta become angry at the male author being interviewed on the literary television show?

3. Why does Reta decide not to attend the funeral for the person at Scribano & Lawrence?

4. What prize did Reta's novel, "My Thyme is Up," win the previous year?

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

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