2. Why does Reta also chide Valkner about his article "The History of Dictionaries"?
(a) For his patronizing tone in discussing some of the great female writers of the century.
(b) For attempting to discuss all literature instead of narrowing his focus.
(c) For failing to mention some of the century's great female writers.
(d) For including male writers that are blatantly sexist.

3. Why does Reta attend a series of interviews in September?
(a) Reta attends them because she enjoys being interviewed.
(b) Reta attends them on behalf of her mentor.
(c) Reta attends them in order to get a raise at work.
(d) Reta attends them because it is part of her research.

4. What kind of world is Reta interested in creating for her characters?
(a) A nonfictional but believable world.
(b) A fictional but unbelievable world.
(c) A fictional but believable world.
(d) A nonfictional but unbelievable world.

5. Why does Arthur ask Reta to send him a draft?
(a) So that he can correct her grammar.
(b) So that he can share it with his colleagues.
(c) So that he can help her in the writing of it.
(d) So that he can make sure she is doing a good job.

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

7. What rationale does Reta offer about Norah's strange behavior in her letter to Valkner?
(a) It is Norah's excuse not to finish school and get her degree.
(b) It is Norah's way of getting back at Reta for not being there for her.
(c) It is Norah's attempt to be special and above everyone else.
(d) It is Norah's deliberate effort to extiguish herself and be a nothing.

8. 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 writer she needs to work away from people.
(b) Because Reta feels as a woman she should focus on her home.
(c) Because Reta feels as a woman she is shut out of the universe.
(d) Because Reta feels as a mother she should tend to her family.

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

10. What is the name of the university Norah is accepted to in 1998?
(a) King's College.
(b) University of Victoria.
(c) St. Mary's University.
(d) McGill University.

11. According to Reta, what is the most important aspect in her life?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her home.
(d) Her writing career.

12. What is the name of the book Reta picks up at Orangetown Library?
(a) The Virtue of Victory.
(b) The Loss of Love.
(c) The Forgiving Fall.
(d) The Goodness Gap.

13. What problem does Reta initially attribute Norah's disappearance to when she first goes missing?
(a) Norah's relationship with her sisters.
(b) Norah's relationship with her boyfriend.
(c) Norah's relationship with her father.
(d) Norah's relationship with Reta.

14. In the few weeks prior to her disappearance, who does Ben think Norah might have a problem with that would account for her uncharacteristic behavior?
(a) One of her professors.
(b) One of her sisters.
(c) One of her co-workers.
(d) One of her friends.

15. According to Reta, what is "full of rough corners that seem to me just about to come into their full beauty"?
(a) Reta's home.
(b) Reta's daughters.
(c) Reta's writing.
(d) Reta's husband.