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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Reta and Tom speculate about Norah's wrists?
(a) Whether Norah has made unsavory friends.
(b) Whether Norah has fallen and hurt herself.
(c) Whether Norah has used a razor in a suicide attempt.
(d) Whether someone else has hurt Norah.

2. What days does Reta drive to Toronto to see Norah?
(a) Wednesdays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Tuesdays.

3. What is the name of Reta's new novel?
(a) Thyme to Forgive.
(b) Thyme in Bloom.
(c) Thyme is Timeless.
(d) Thyme in Mind.

4. According to Reta, what does she find "monstrous" in the face of Norah's absence?
(a) Normalcy.
(b) Abnormalities.
(c) Idiosyncrasies.
(d) Oddities.

5. What does Reta think of Helt's assessment of her first novel?
(a) Reta disagrees with Helt and does not want to be disregarded as a serious writer.
(b) Reta agrees with Helt but does not want to be disregarded as a serious writer.
(c) Reta agrees with Helt and is glad to be regarded as a serious writer.
(d) Reta disagrees with Helt but is glad to be regarded as a serious writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Natalie thank Reta on Christine's birthday in October?

2. According to Reta, what is NOT a romance with impossibly beautiful people?

3. What is the name of the place Reta meets her friends on Tuesdays?

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

5. According to Reta, what is the most important aspect in her life?

(see the answer key)

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