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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What troubles Norah when she comes home one weekend her second year at university?
(a) Norah is disturbed by the sense that she cannot love anyone enough.
(b) Norah is anxious about her decision to live with her boyfriend.
(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.

3. What is the first subject Reta and her writer friends discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?
(a) The loss of truth.
(b) The nature of goodness.
(c) The path to enlightenment.
(d) The way to forgiveness.

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

5. What word does Norah have written on the cardboard sign on her chest?
(a) Love.
(b) Goodness.
(c) Peace.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who suddenly dies at Scribano & Lawrence?

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

4. According to Reta, what are women still dismissed and excluded from?

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

(see the answer key)

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