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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 does Reta bring Norah on the way to her appointment to have her eyebrows tinted?
(a) Shoes and books.
(b) Food and a warm coat.
(c) Books and a picture of Christine and Natalie.
(d) Food and a picture of Pet.

2. How does Reta explain Norah's strange behavior to Christine and Natalie?
(a) Reta tells them Norah is living a life devoted to God.
(b) Reta tells them Norah is living a life in pursuit of beauty.
(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.

3. Why does Norah enroll at the University of Toronto?
(a) To get away from her family.
(b) To live with her boyfriend.
(c) To be closer to her family.
(d) To get away from her boyfriend.

4. What does Norah ask Reta about their family when she is nine years-old?
(a) Norah asks Reta whether or not her parents are Catholic.
(b) Norah asks Reta whether or not they are from Canada.
(c) Norah asks Reta whether or not her parents are married.
(d) Norah asks Reta whether or not she is adopted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Reta meet for lunch after a radio interview in Baltimore?

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

3. What exercise does Reta find repellent?

4. Why does Reta write a letter of complaint to an editor of a literary magazine about a series of books called "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?

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

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