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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reta bring Norah on the way to her appointment to have her eyebrows tinted?
(a) Shoes and books.
(b) Books and a picture of Christine and Natalie.
(c) Food and a warm coat.
(d) Food and a picture of Pet.

2. How does Reta sign her letter to Ford-Halpern?
(a) Yours, Reta Winters.
(b) Yours, Rita Orange d'Ville.
(c) Yours, Rita Orange.
(d) Yours, Reta Orangetown.

3. Why does Reta attend a series of interviews in September?
(a) Reta attends them on behalf of her mentor.
(b) Reta attends them in order to get a raise at work.
(c) Reta attends them because it is part of her research.
(d) Reta attends them because she enjoys being interviewed.

4. According to Reta, what does she find "monstrous" in the face of Norah's absence?
(a) Normalcy.
(b) Oddities.
(c) Idiosyncrasies.
(d) Abnormalities.

5. In the cemetery, what is the inscription beneath Mary Leland's name on her headstone?
(a) She Took Good Care of Her Children.
(b) She Took Good Care of Her Chickens.
(c) She Took Good Care of Her Cows.
(d) She Took Good Care of Her Husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Reta, what is the most egregious change Arthur suggests she make in her novel?

2. Why does Norah enroll at the University of Toronto?

3. What date does Arthur Springer agree to meet with Reta in 2001?

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

5. Who works as a trombonist?

(see the answer key)

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