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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two main characters' names in the sequel to Reta's first novel?
(a) Alicia and Roman.
(b) Alice and Robert.
(c) Amy and Richard.
(d) Andrea and Ramon.

2. What does Reta discover behind the furnace that belonged to the previous owners?
(a) A child's report card.
(b) A confession of infidelity.
(c) An invitation to a baby shower.
(d) A love letter.

3. What is undrinkable according to Colin?
(a) Green tea.
(b) Red wine.
(c) Tom's lemonade.
(d) Reta's coffee.

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

5. How does Tessa discover the mystery of Norah's disappearance six months prior?
(a) Tessa's mother sees Norah walking down Bloor and Bathurst in Toronto.
(b) Tessa finds Norah panhandling outside the subway in Toronto.
(c) Tessa discovers Norah's diary in the Orangetown Library.
(d) Tessa runs into Norah outside the Toronto library.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Reta, what is "full of rough corners that seem to me just about to come into their full beauty"?

2. What is the name of the book Reta picks up at Orangetown Library?

3. Who does Reta mention by name in her letter of complaint about "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?

4. Why does Natalie thank Reta on Christine's birthday in October?

5. Why does Reta include "The Hermitage" in her signature at the end of her letter of complaint about "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?

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