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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. Who does Reta meet for lunch after a radio interview in Baltimore?
(a) Her editor, Arthur.
(b) Her old friend, Gwen.
(c) Her mentor, Danielle.
(d) Her daughter, Christine.

2. Who is Reta's mentor?
(a) Tom Winters
(b) Colin Glass.
(c) Danielle Westerman.
(d) Madame Sylvia.

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

4. What two actual events do Reta's writer friends also discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?
(a) The self-immolation of a Muslim man in China; the poaching of ivory in North Africa.
(b) The military coup in Mozambique; the cost of child care in Toronto.
(c) The recent Canadian election; the war in Afghanistan.
(d) The woman in Mozambique who gave birth in a tree; the self-immolation of a Muslim woman in Nathan Philips Square.

5. What exercise does Reta find repellent?
(a) Researching her novel.
(b) Writing her book.
(c) Counting her blessings.
(d) Vacuuming her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reta attend a series of interviews in September?

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

3. How are Reta and Danielle different?

4. How old does Christine, Reta's daughter, turn in October?

5. Why does Reta become angry at the male author being interviewed on the literary television show?

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