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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 respects him.
(b) Whether she dislikes him.
(c) Whether she loves him.
(d) Whether she trusts him.

2. During dinner, after Reta and Tom have finished their work, where do Reta's thoughts turn to besides Norah?
(a) The bad news on television.
(b) The two main characters in her novel.
(c) The upcoming holidays.
(d) The wedding of her friend, Danielle.

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

4. What days does Reta drive to Toronto to see Norah?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Tuesdays.

5. What prize did Reta's novel, "My Thyme is Up," win the previous year?
(a) The Pulitzer Prize.
(b) The Nobel Prize.
(c) The Offenden Prize.
(d) The Man Booker Prize.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the idea Reta shrinks from when it comes to writing her book?

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

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

4. Why does Norah enroll at the University of Toronto?

5. Why does Reta also chide Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?

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