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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 Reta attend a series of interviews in September?
(a) Reta attends them on behalf of her mentor.
(b) Reta attends them because it is part of her research.
(c) Reta attends them in order to get a raise at work.
(d) Reta attends them because she enjoys being interviewed.

2. What does Norah ask Reta about their family when she is nine years-old?
(a) Norah asks Reta whether or not she is adopted.
(b) Norah asks Reta whether or not they are from Canada.
(c) Norah asks Reta whether or not her parents are married.
(d) Norah asks Reta whether or not her parents are Catholic.

3. What has a dormitory appearance with meals served and an enforced curfew?
(a) The hostel.
(b) The YMCA.
(c) The psychiatric hospital.
(d) The University of Toronto.

4. According to Reta's writer friends at the Orange Blossom Room, why are women excluded from real life?
(a) Because men view women as more capable and superior.
(b) Because men view women as incapable of rational thought.
(c) Because men view women as lacking moral authority and capability.
(d) Because men view women as superior to everyday concerns.

5. Who suddenly dies at Scribano & Lawrence?
(a) Mr. Lawrence.
(b) Mrs. Scribano.
(c) Mr. Scribano.
(d) Mrs. Lawrence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Reta, what is there a sense of that runs throughout her main characters' story?

3. What is the name of the book Reta picks up at Orangetown Library?

4. Why does Reta write a letter of complaint to an editor of a literary magazine about a series of books called "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?

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

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