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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Reta call the "worry word" of life?
(a) Unless.
(b) Because.
(c) Maybe.
(d) Until.

3. In what month does Reta write her letter to Ford-Halpern?
(a) August.
(b) March.
(c) December.
(d) October.

4. What does Reta reveal about the first time she met Tom?
(a) She was seeing another man when they met.
(b) He was seeing another woman when they met.
(c) They were intimate the first time they met.
(d) They disliked each other the first time they met.

5. According to Reta, young adults live in an age of prolonged _________and protracted__________.
(a) Childhood; independence.
(b) Adulthood; independence.
(c) Childhood; dependency.
(d) Adulthood; dependency.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Reta, what is there a sense of that runs throughout her main characters' story?

2. According to Arthur, who possesses "profound human goodness"?

3. What does Tom's friend, Colin Glass, try to explain to Norah when he comes over for dinner?

4. In January, what has Reta left in limbo since her last conversation with Arthur Springer?

5. What exercise does Reta find repellent?

(see the answer key)

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