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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the hostel Reta writes a check to each month?
(a) Pillars Hostel.
(b) Promise Hostel.
(c) Passage Hostel.
(d) Peace Hostel.

2. Why does Reta write a check to the hostel each month?
(a) Because it is run for homeless women with children.
(b) Because it is where Norah works during the day.
(c) Because it is where Norah sleeps every night.
(d) Because it is run for battered women.

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

4. What subjects are Christine and Natalie studying for their exams?
(a) French, History, Math, Language Arts.
(b) Spanish, English, Science, History.
(c) Math, Language Arts, Science, English.
(d) History, French, Science, Social Studies.

5. What is the name of Reta's friend, a medical journalist who lives in Newfoundland?
(a) Esther Alford.
(b) Edith Ackman.
(c) Emma Allen.
(d) Emily Alister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reta include "The Hermitage" in her signature at the end of her letter of complaint about "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?

2. What is undrinkable according to Colin?

3. What two languages are spoken during Reta's childhood?

4. What is Reta's struggle about what a writer of fiction should give the reader?

5. 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"?

(see the answer key)

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