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

2. What does Reta do in lieu of attending the funeral for the person at Scribano & Lawrence?
(a) Reta does nothing.
(b) Reta brings a plant to the office.
(c) Reta grieves at home with her family.
(d) Reta sends flowers and a note.

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

4. How does Reta sign her letter to Ford-Halpern?
(a) Yours, Reta Winters.
(b) Yours, Rita Orange d'Ville.
(c) Yours, Reta Orangetown.
(d) Yours, Rita Orange.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the previous owners of Reta and Tom's Ontario farmhouse?

2. How does Tessa discover the mystery of Norah's disappearance six months prior?

3. Who is Dennis Ford-Halpern?

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

5. What prize did Reta's novel, "My Thyme is Up," win the previous year?

(see the answer key)

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