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

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

3. What is Reta's struggle about what a writer of fiction should give the reader?
(a) How many metaphors and similes should be used.
(b) How much her characters should be like her readers.
(c) How much background information should be given.
(d) How many points of view should be given.

4. Why does Reta become angry at the male author being interviewed on the literary television show?
(a) Because he dismisses her writing to the host.
(b) Because he is more successful than she is.
(c) Because he doesn't mention any female writers who have influenced him.
(d) Because he lacks talent and imagination.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is undrinkable according to Colin?

2. What does Norah accidentally find in the pocket of Christine's winter parka?

3. What are the two main characters' names in the sequel to Reta's first novel?

4. What task do Reta and Tom engage in after the package is delivered to the Winters' home?

5. What do Reta, Tom, Christine, and Natalie do in the car in Toronto?

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