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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 is Reta's struggle about what a writer of fiction should give the reader?
(a) How much her characters should be like her readers.
(b) How many points of view should be given.
(c) How many metaphors and similes should be used.
(d) How much background information should be given.

2. What is the name of the university Norah is accepted to in 1998?
(a) University of Victoria.
(b) McGill University.
(c) King's College.
(d) St. Mary's University.

3. What troubles Norah when she comes home one weekend her second year at university?
(a) Norah is upset that she cannot spend more time with her sisters.
(b) Norah is afraid that she will disappoint her parents by failing school.
(c) Norah is disturbed by the sense that she cannot love anyone enough.
(d) Norah is anxious about her decision to live with her boyfriend.

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 superior to everyday concerns.
(b) Because men view women as lacking moral authority and capability.
(c) Because men view women as incapable of rational thought.
(d) Because men view women as more capable and superior.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What two languages are spoken during Reta's childhood?

3. What exercise does Reta find repellent?

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

5. What is the first subject Reta and her writer friends discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?

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