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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 the Winters do when they discover where Norah sleeps at night?
(a) They try to rescue Norah.
(b) They tour the hostel.
(c) They drive aimlessly throughout the city.
(d) They go to church to pray.

2. What praise does Reta give Alexander Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) Reta praises his broad approach.
(b) Reta praises his intellectual rigor.
(c) Reta praises his personal narrative style.
(d) Reta praises his research method.

3. What does Reta notice on Norah's wrists?
(a) Scratches and bruises.
(b) Bandaids and gauze.
(c) Scabs and tattoos.
(d) Scabs and red sores.

4. In her letter to Ford-Halpern, how does Reta think other daughters can be protected from Norah's fate?
(a) By imposing stricter vagrancy laws.
(b) By giving speeches across the country.
(c) By allowing them to be fully human.
(d) By sacrificing happiness for honor.

5. What is the idea Reta shrinks from when it comes to writing her book?
(a) Reta shrinks from the idea of writing nonfiction.
(b) Reta shrinks from the idea of being prudish.
(c) Reta shrinks from the idea of not being truthful.
(d) Reta shrinks from the idea of being too explicit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first subject Reta and her writer friends discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?

2. During dinner, after Reta and Tom have finished their work, where do Reta's thoughts turn to besides Norah?

3. What does Reta want to demonstrate when she and Tom visit Ben after Norah's sudden disappearance?

4. What assessment does Helt have of Reta's first novel?

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

(see the answer key)

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