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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 cry as she writes the check for the hostel each month?
(a) Reta cries out of pity.
(b) Reta cries out of heartfelt appreciation.
(c) Reta cries out of heartbreak.
(d) Reta cries out of grief.

2. How old does Christine, Reta's daughter, turn in October?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

3. What task do Reta and Tom engage in after the package is delivered to the Winters' home?
(a) Reading.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Carpentry.

4. What is the signal Reta gives to Lois for her to come over for her nightly meal with the family?
(a) Reta opens the red kitchen curtains.
(b) Reta shuts the patio door.
(c) Reta opens the patio door.
(d) Reta shuts the red kitchen curtains.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Reta, what is "full of rough corners that seem to me just about to come into their full beauty"?

4. What is delivered to the house that is emblematic of life going on in the Winters' household?

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

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