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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 letter of complaint to an editor of a literary magazine about a series of books called "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?
(a) Because none of the books feature women writers.
(b) Because most of the books feature 19th century women.
(c) Because her books are left out of the list.
(d) Because the books only focus on Western intellectuals.

2. What is undrinkable according to Colin?
(a) Tom's lemonade.
(b) Red wine.
(c) Green tea.
(d) Reta's coffee.

3. According to Reta, what is NOT a romance with impossibly beautiful people?
(a) Her life.
(b) Her novel.
(c) Her job.
(d) Her marriage.

4. Who does Reta mention by name in her letter of complaint about "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Christine.
(c) Tom.
(d) Norah.

5. According to Arthur, who possesses "profound human goodness"?
(a) Norah.
(b) Alicia.
(c) Roman.
(d) Reta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What present does Reta get for Norah's seventeenth birthday while on a book tour in D.C.?

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

3. Why does Arthur Springer from Scribano & Lawrence call Reta to introduce himself?

4. What does Norah ask Reta about their family when she is nine years-old?

5. According to Reta, what is "full of rough corners that seem to me just about to come into their full beauty"?

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