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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Reta's mentor?
(a) Danielle Westerman.
(b) Tom Winters
(c) Madame Sylvia.
(d) Colin Glass.

3. According to Reta, what is the most important aspect in her life?
(a) Her writing career.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her home.
(d) Her children.

4. What is the name of the book Reta picks up at Orangetown Library?
(a) The Loss of Love.
(b) The Goodness Gap.
(c) The Forgiving Fall.
(d) The Virtue of Victory.

5. According to Reta, what is "full of rough corners that seem to me just about to come into their full beauty"?
(a) Reta's home.
(b) Reta's daughters.
(c) Reta's writing.
(d) Reta's husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the previous owners of Reta and Tom's Ontario farmhouse?

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

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

4. According to Reta's writer friends at the Orange Blossom Room, why are women excluded from real life?

5. What does Tom's friend, Colin Glass, try to explain to Norah when he comes over for dinner?

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