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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Reta explain Norah's strange behavior to Christine and Natalie?
(a) Reta tells them Norah is living a life of sacrifice and good will.
(b) Reta tells them Norah is living a life devoted to God.
(c) Reta tells them Norah is living a life in pursuit of beauty.
(d) Reta tells them Norah is living a life in pursuit of goodness.

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

4. Why does Reta include "The Hermitage" in her signature at the end of her letter of complaint about "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?
(a) Because Reta feels as a mother she should tend to her family.
(b) Because Reta feels as a woman she is shut out of the universe.
(c) Because Reta feels as a woman she should focus on her home.
(d) Because Reta feels as a writer she needs to work away from people.

5. 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 homeless women with children.
(c) Because it is run for battered women.
(d) Because it is where Norah works during the day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Arthur tells Reta the day after Christmas that he is filled with admiration for what?

3. During lunch, why is Danielle disappointed with Reta's decision to write another novel?

4. Who insists that Norah is reacting to her state of powerlessness in society during Norah's visit with her?

5. What draft does Arthur ask Reta to send him?

(see the answer key)

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