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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reta question about her feelings for Tom?
(a) Whether she dislikes him.
(b) Whether she loves him.
(c) Whether she respects him.
(d) Whether she trusts him.

2. 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 self-immolation of a Muslim man in China; the poaching of ivory in North Africa.
(c) The woman in Mozambique who gave birth in a tree; the self-immolation of a Muslim woman in Nathan Philips Square.
(d) The military coup in Mozambique; the cost of child care in Toronto.

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

4. Why does Natalie thank Reta on Christine's birthday in October?
(a) For throwing a party for Christine.
(b) For taking them to dinner.
(c) For being a great mom.
(d) For not naming her Ophelia.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During dinner, after Reta and Tom have finished their work, where do Reta's thoughts turn to besides Norah?

3. What does Reta reveal about the first time she met Tom?

4. What does Norah accidentally find in the pocket of Christine's winter parka?

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

(see the answer key)

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