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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Reta explain Norah's strange behavior to Christine and Natalie?
(a) Reta tells them Norah is living a life devoted to God.
(b) Reta tells them Norah is living a life in pursuit of beauty.
(c) Reta tells them Norah is living a life in pursuit of goodness.
(d) Reta tells them Norah is living a life of sacrifice and good will.

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

3. What do Reta, Tom, Christine, and Natalie do in the car in Toronto?
(a) They talk about their feelings and cry.
(b) They ponder the future and laugh.
(c) They stare out the windshield and cry.
(d) They share memories of Norah and laugh.

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

5. According to Reta, what is "full of rough corners that seem to me just about to come into their full beauty"?
(a) Reta's home.
(b) Reta's husband.
(c) Reta's daughters.
(d) Reta's writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Reta's writer friends at the Orange Blossom Room, why are women excluded from real life?

2. What is the name of Reta's friend, a medical journalist who lives in Newfoundland?

3. What does Reta do in lieu of attending the funeral for the person at Scribano & Lawrence?

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

5. What is the signal Reta gives to Lois for her to come over for her nightly meal with the family?

(see the answer key)

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