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

2. What rationale does Reta offer about Norah's strange behavior in her letter to Valkner?
(a) It is Norah's deliberate effort to extiguish herself and be a nothing.
(b) It is Norah's attempt to be special and above everyone else.
(c) It is Norah's way of getting back at Reta for not being there for her.
(d) It is Norah's excuse not to finish school and get her degree.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the university Norah is accepted to in 1998?

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

3. 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"?

4. Why does Reta also chide Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?

5. How are Reta and Danielle different?

(see the answer key)

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