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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Reta's struggle about what a writer of fiction should give the reader?
(a) How much background information should be given.
(b) How much her characters should be like her readers.
(c) How many metaphors and similes should be used.
(d) How many points of view should be given.

2. Who does Reta mention by name in her letter of complaint about "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?
(a) Norah.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Tom.
(d) Christine.

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

4. What is the name of the hostel Reta writes a check to each month?
(a) Pillars Hostel.
(b) Peace Hostel.
(c) Passage Hostel.
(d) Promise Hostel.

5. According to Reta, what are women still dismissed and excluded from?
(a) Primary entitlements.
(b) Economic advancement.
(c) Freedom of expression.
(d) Accolades and compensation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Colin's marriage to Marietta troubled?

2. How does Reta describe her sexual relationship with Tom?

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

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

5. What does Reta bring Norah on the way to her appointment to have her eyebrows tinted?

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