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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In her letter about the obituary in the Globe and Mail, what does Reta state she has missed out on?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Everything.
(c) Some indefinable something.
(d) Something definable.

3. What does Reta remember about Tom's childhood as they walk in the cemetery?
(a) She remembers that his father was in the army.
(b) She remembers that his mother was a terrible housekeeper.
(c) She remembers that Tom ran away from home.
(d) She remembers that his family lost their fortune.

4. How does Reta approach Norah when she visits her in early November?
(a) Indifferently, as Reta no longer cares about Norah's panhandling.
(b) Joyfully, as Reta is so happy to see Norah.
(c) Carefully, as Reta does not want to appear threatening.
(d) Angrily, as Reta is upset by Norah's behavior.

5. What sport have Christine and Natalie given up playing on Saturdays to spend the day with Norah?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Raquetball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arthur consider the last chapter in Reta's novel to be?

2. What two actual events do Reta's writer friends also discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?

3. Why does Reta have difficulty carrying on a conversation with Arthur when he comes o her home for the first time?

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

5. What is the subject of the new book Tom is reading?

(see the answer key)

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