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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has a dormitory appearance with meals served and an enforced curfew?
(a) The YMCA.
(b) The psychiatric hospital.
(c) The University of Toronto.
(d) The hostel.

2. Why does Arthur Springer from Scribano & Lawrence call Reta to introduce himself?
(a) To discuss the terms of her new contract.
(b) To inform her that he is her new editor.
(c) To ask if her novel is near completion.
(d) To tell her they will no longer represent her.

3. Why is Colin's marriage to Marietta troubled?
(a) Because Marietta is unfaithful.
(b) Because Colin has suddenly left Marietta.
(c) Because Marietta has suddenly left Colin.
(d) Because Colin is unfaithful.

4. What does Reta want to demonstrate when she and Tom visit Ben after Norah's sudden disappearance?
(a) Her disapproval of Norah.
(b) Her approval of Ben.
(c) Her disapproval of Ben.
(d) Her approval of Norah.

5. What draft does Arthur ask Reta to send him?
(a) The final draft of her next novel.
(b) The final draft of her new novel.
(c) The first draft of her new novel.
(d) The first draft of her next novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. During dinner, after Reta and Tom have finished their work, where do Reta's thoughts turn to besides Norah?

2. Why do Christine and Natalie think something terrible must have happened to Norah?

3. Who does Reta meet for lunch after a radio interview in Baltimore?

4. Whose personality is Reta worried about developing in her novel?

5. Who tells Reta and Tom that "Vagrancy can be thoughtful or careless; she has chosen the latter"?

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