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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Arthur tell Reta the day after Christmas that he has been up all night?
(a) Because he has not received her book.
(b) Because her book needs a lot of work.
(c) Because he is concerned Reta will miss a deadline.
(d) Because he has been thinking about Alicia.

2. In Reta's letter to Ford-Halpern, what is "an endless series of obstacles, an alignment of locked doors"?
(a) Emma's loss.
(b) Danielle's obstacles.
(c) Reta's mind.
(d) Norah's world.

3. According to Arthur, who possesses "profound human goodness"?
(a) Alicia.
(b) Roman.
(c) Reta.
(d) Norah.

4. Arthur tells Reta the day after Christmas that he has read all the reviews for what book?
(a) Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World.
(b) The Goodness Gap.
(c) My Thyme is Up.
(d) Thyme in Bloom.

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 doesn't mention any female writers who have influenced him.
(c) Because he dismisses her writing to the host.
(d) Because he lacks talent and imagination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the university Norah is accepted to in 1998?

2. Why does Reta also chide Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?

3. Why does Arthur Springer call Reta the day after Christmas?

4. What does Reta reveal about the first time she met Tom?

5. Why does Arthur tell Reta the day after Christmas that it is urgent that she come to New York?

(see the answer key)

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