2. 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.

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

4. What does Reta bring Norah on the way to her appointment to have her eyebrows tinted?
(a) Shoes and books.
(b) Food and a warm coat.
(c) Food and a picture of Pet.
(d) Books and a picture of Christine and Natalie.

5. What subjects are Christine and Natalie studying for their exams?
(a) French, History, Math, Language Arts.
(b) Math, Language Arts, Science, English.
(c) History, French, Science, Social Studies.
(d) Spanish, English, Science, History.

6. What does Norah accidentally find in the pocket of Christine's winter parka?
(a) A bent cigarette.
(b) A letter from Norah.
(c) A love letter.
(d) A failing report card.

7. What draft does Arthur ask Reta to send him?
(a) The final draft of her next novel.
(b) The first draft of her new novel.
(c) The final draft of her new novel.
(d) The first draft of her next novel.

8. What does Reta want to demonstrate when she and Tom visit Ben after Norah's sudden disappearance?
(a) Her disapproval of Norah.
(b) Her approval of Norah.
(c) Her approval of Ben.
(d) Her disapproval of Ben.

9. Why does Reta write a letter of complaint to an editor of a literary magazine about a series of books called "Great Minds of the Western Intellectual World"?
(a) Because her books are left out of the list.
(b) Because most of the books feature 19th century women.
(c) Because none of the books feature women writers.
(d) Because the books only focus on Western intellectuals.

10. What two actual events do Reta's writer friends also discuss at the Orange Blossom Room?
(a) The self-immolation of a Muslim man in China; the poaching of ivory in North Africa.
(b) The recent Canadian election; the war in Afghanistan.
(c) The woman in Mozambique who gave birth in a tree; the self-immolation of a Muslim woman in Nathan Philips Square.
(d) The military coup in Mozambique; the cost of child care in Toronto.

11. What American event are Tom and the girls presently fixated on as they watch the news?
(a) The presidential election.
(b) The State of the Union address.
(c) The Indy 500.
(d) The Kentucky Derby.

12. How does Reta approach Norah when she visits her in early November?
(a) Carefully, as Reta does not want to appear threatening.
(b) Indifferently, as Reta no longer cares about Norah's panhandling.
(c) Angrily, as Reta is upset by Norah's behavior.
(d) Joyfully, as Reta is so happy to see Norah.

13. Why does Reta become angry at the male author being interviewed on the literary television show?
(a) Because he is more successful than she is.
(b) Because he lacks talent and imagination.
(c) Because he dismisses her writing to the host.
(d) Because he doesn't mention any female writers who have influenced him.

14. According to Arthur, who possesses "profound human goodness"?
(a) Norah.
(b) Reta.
(c) Alicia.
(d) Roman.

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