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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 subject of the new book Tom is reading?
(a) Plankton.
(b) Mites.
(c) Trilobites.
(d) Fungi.

2. What two languages are spoken during Reta's childhood?
(a) English and French.
(b) French and Spanish.
(c) English and Spanish.
(d) English and German.

3. What does Norah accidentally find in the pocket of Christine's winter parka?
(a) A love letter.
(b) A bent cigarette.
(c) A letter from Norah.
(d) A failing report card.

4. Why does Reta also chide Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) For failing to mention some of the century's great female writers.
(b) For including male writers that are blatantly sexist.
(c) For attempting to discuss all literature instead of narrowing his focus.
(d) For his patronizing tone in discussing some of the great female writers of the century.

5. What two actual events do Reta's writer friends also discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?
(a) The military coup in Mozambique; the cost of child care in Toronto.
(b) The woman in Mozambique who gave birth in a tree; the self-immolation of a Muslim woman in Nathan Philips Square.
(c) The self-immolation of a Muslim man in China; the poaching of ivory in North Africa.
(d) The recent Canadian election; the war in Afghanistan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Winters do when they discover where Norah sleeps at night?

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

3. What rationale does Reta offer about Norah's strange behavior in her letter to Valkner?

4. Why is Colin's marriage to Marietta troubled?

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

(see the answer key)

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