1. What rationale does Reta offer about Norah's strange behavior in her letter to Valkner?
(a) It is Norah's way of getting back at Reta for not being there for her.
(b) It is Norah's excuse not to finish school and get her degree.
(c) It is Norah's attempt to be special and above everyone else.
(d) It is Norah's deliberate effort to extiguish herself and be a nothing.

2. What does Reta bring Norah on the way to her appointment to have her eyebrows tinted?
(a) Books and a picture of Christine and Natalie.
(b) Shoes and books.
(c) Food and a warm coat.
(d) Food and a picture of Pet.

3. What troubles Norah when she comes home one weekend her second year at university?
(a) Norah is anxious about her decision to live with her boyfriend.
(b) Norah is disturbed by the sense that she cannot love anyone enough.
(c) Norah is afraid that she will disappoint her parents by failing school.
(d) Norah is upset that she cannot spend more time with her sisters.

4. What are the two main characters' names in the sequel to Reta's first novel?
(a) Andrea and Ramon.
(b) Alice and Robert.
(c) Alicia and Roman.
(d) Amy and Richard.

5. Why does Reta also chide Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) For including male writers that are blatantly sexist.
(b) For his patronizing tone in discussing some of the great female writers of the century.
(c) For failing to mention some of the century's great female writers.
(d) For attempting to discuss all literature instead of narrowing his focus.