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 in pursuit of goodness.
(c) Reta tells them Norah is living a life devoted to God.
(d) Reta tells them Norah is living a life of sacrifice and good will.

2. What two actual events do Reta's writer friends also discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?
(a) The recent Canadian election; the war in Afghanistan.
(b) The self-immolation of a Muslim man in China; the poaching of ivory in North Africa.
(c) The military coup in Mozambique; the cost of child care in Toronto.
(d) The woman in Mozambique who gave birth in a tree; the self-immolation of a Muslim woman in Nathan Philips Square.

3. What does Norah ask Reta about their family when she is nine years-old?
(a) Norah asks Reta whether or not they are from Canada.
(b) Norah asks Reta whether or not her parents are Catholic.
(c) Norah asks Reta whether or not her parents are married.
(d) Norah asks Reta whether or not she is adopted.

4. What word does Norah have written on the cardboard sign on her chest?
(a) Peace.
(b) Goodness.
(c) Love.
(d) Happiness.

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