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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. Why is Colin's marriage to Marietta troubled?
(a) Because Colin has suddenly left Marietta.
(b) Because Marietta has suddenly left Colin.
(c) Because Colin is unfaithful.
(d) Because Marietta is unfaithful.

2. 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 married.
(c) Norah asks Reta whether or not she is adopted.
(d) Norah asks Reta whether or not her parents are Catholic.

3. What is the name of Reta's friend, a medical journalist who lives in Newfoundland?
(a) Esther Alford.
(b) Emma Allen.
(c) Edith Ackman.
(d) Emily Alister.

4. What is the first subject Reta and her writer friends discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?
(a) The way to forgiveness.
(b) The nature of goodness.
(c) The loss of truth.
(d) The path to enlightenment.

5. According to Reta's writer friends at the Orange Blossom Room, why are women excluded from real life?
(a) Because men view women as lacking moral authority and capability.
(b) Because men view women as more capable and superior.
(c) Because men view women as incapable of rational thought.
(d) Because men view women as superior to everyday concerns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reta discover behind the furnace that belonged to the previous owners?

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

3. Who is Reta's mentor?

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

5. Why does Reta become angry at the male author being interviewed on the literary television show?

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