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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Reta do in lieu of attending the funeral for the person at Scribano & Lawrence?
(a) Reta sends flowers and a note.
(b) Reta brings a plant to the office.
(c) Reta does nothing.
(d) Reta grieves at home with her family.

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

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

5. According to Reta, what is "full of rough corners that seem to me just about to come into their full beauty"?
(a) Reta's writing.
(b) Reta's home.
(c) Reta's daughters.
(d) Reta's husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What task do Reta and Tom engage in after the package is delivered to the Winters' home?

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

3. What does Norah ask Reta about their family when she is nine years-old?

4. Why does Reta write a check to the hostel each month?

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

(see the answer key)

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