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

2. Why does Reta also chide Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) For his patronizing tone in discussing some of the great female writers of the century.
(b) For attempting to discuss all literature instead of narrowing his focus.
(c) For including male writers that are blatantly sexist.
(d) For failing to mention some of the century's great female writers.

3. What praise does Reta give Alexander Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) Reta praises his broad approach.
(b) Reta praises his personal narrative style.
(c) Reta praises his research method.
(d) Reta praises his intellectual rigor.

4. What word does Norah have written on the cardboard sign on her chest?
(a) Goodness.
(b) Love.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Peace.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Tessa discover the mystery of Norah's disappearance six months prior?

3. How does Reta explain Norah's strange behavior to Christine and Natalie?

4. What is undrinkable according to Colin?

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

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