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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What newspaper does Emily Helt write for?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The Los Angeles Times.

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

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

4. Why does Reta decide not to attend the funeral for the person at Scribano & Lawrence?
(a) Because Reta is going to see Norah instead.
(b) Because Reta cannot handle more grief.
(c) Because Reta does not know the person who died very well.
(d) Because Reta thinks the person who died was not good.

5. What sport have Christine and Natalie given up playing on Saturdays to spend the day with Norah?
(a) Raquetball.
(b) Volleyball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Tennis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What days does Reta drive to Toronto to see Norah?

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

3. What has a dormitory appearance with meals served and an enforced curfew?

4. What is the exception Reta is going to make regarding the letter to the short story writer?

5. According to Reta, what are women still dismissed and excluded from?

(see the answer key)

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