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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Reta discuss with the person she visits after her encounter with Norah in early November?
(a) Literary matters.
(b) Children of war.
(c) Feminist intellectuals.
(d) Marriage and divorce.

3. What American event are Tom and the girls presently fixated on as they watch the news?
(a) The presidential election.
(b) The State of the Union address.
(c) The Indy 500.
(d) The Kentucky Derby.

4. How does Tessa discover the mystery of Norah's disappearance six months prior?
(a) Tessa finds Norah panhandling outside the subway in Toronto.
(b) Tessa's mother sees Norah walking down Bloor and Bathurst in Toronto.
(c) Tessa runs into Norah outside the Toronto library.
(d) Tessa discovers Norah's diary in the Orangetown Library.

5. What does Norah ask Reta about their family when she is nine years-old?
(a) Norah asks Reta whether or not they are from Canada.
(b) Norah asks Reta whether or not she is adopted.
(c) Norah asks Reta whether or not her parents are married.
(d) Norah asks Reta whether or not her parents are Catholic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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"?

3. What does Reta question about her feelings for Tom?

4. What is undrinkable according to Colin?

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

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