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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Reta cry as she writes the check for the hostel each month?
(a) Reta cries out of heartbreak.
(b) Reta cries out of heartfelt appreciation.
(c) Reta cries out of grief.
(d) Reta cries out of pity.

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

4. 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 talk about their feelings and cry.
(d) They share memories of Norah and laugh.

5. Arthur tells Reta the day after Christmas that he is filled with admiration for what?
(a) Norah's resolve.
(b) Reta's talent.
(c) Roman's faith.
(d) Alicia's goodness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does Reta initially attribute Norah's disappearance to when she first goes missing?

2. What does Norah do when Reta attempts to forcibly remove her from her street corner?

3. Why does Arthur ask Reta to send him a draft?

4. In Reta's letter to Ford-Halpern, what failure is "a moral dilemma in itself"?

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

(see the answer key)

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