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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) McGill University.
(b) University of Victoria.
(c) St. Mary's University.
(d) King's College.

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

3. Who does Reta meet for lunch after a radio interview in Baltimore?
(a) Her old friend, Gwen.
(b) Her editor, Arthur.
(c) Her mentor, Danielle.
(d) Her daughter, Christine.

4. What present does Reta get for Norah's seventeenth birthday while on a book tour in D.C.?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A sweater.
(c) A purse.
(d) A necklace.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What praise does Reta give Alexander Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?

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

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

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