2. What does Reta discover behind the furnace that belonged to the previous owners?
(a) A confession of infidelity.
(b) A child's report card.
(c) A love letter.
(d) An invitation to a baby shower.

3. What does Norah ask Reta about their family when she is nine years-old?
(a) Norah asks Reta whether or not her parents are married.
(b) Norah asks Reta whether or not her parents are Catholic.
(c) Norah asks Reta whether or not they are from Canada.
(d) Norah asks Reta whether or not she is adopted.

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

5. How are Reta and Danielle different?
(a) Reta is Canadian; Danielle is American.
(b) Reta is a novelist; Danielle is a biographer.
(c) Reta is young and successful; Danielle is old and poor.
(d) Reta is married with children; Danielle is single and childless.

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

7. What do Reta, Tom, Christine, and Natalie do in the car in Toronto?
(a) They share memories of Norah and laugh.
(b) They ponder the future and laugh.
(c) They talk about their feelings and cry.
(d) They stare out the windshield and cry.

8. How old does Christine, Reta's daughter, turn in October?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

9. What is the subject of the new book Tom is reading?
(a) Fungi.
(b) Trilobites.
(c) Plankton.
(d) Mites.

10. What do Tom and the girls see as a contradiction about the American event they are fixated on?
(a) They see the election results in Florida as a contradiction to the checks and balances system in the constitution.
(b) They see the Indy 500 as a contradiction to public concern for safety.
(c) They see the Kentucky Derby as a contradiction to government regulation of gambling.
(d) They see the presidential speech as a contradiction to the realities of the Iraq war.

11. What does Reta immerse herself in despite her continuing grief?
(a) The fictional world of her characters.
(b) The needs of her daughters.
(c) The daily responsibilities of her home.
(d) The trivial concerns about beauty.

12. 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 friends.
(b) One of her sisters.
(c) One of her co-workers.
(d) One of her professors.

13. What constant preoccupation does Reta think is not a normal activity for anyone BUT writers?
(a) The constant preoccupation with a world that exists in the imagination.
(b) The constant preoccupation with the self.
(c) The constant preoccupation with recreating the past.
(d) The constant preoccupation with real life and death concerns.

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

15. What has Reta attempted to talk about with her daughters regarding sex?
(a) Reta has attempted to find out if they are having sex.
(b) Reta has attempted to share her own experiences.
(c) Reta has attempted to talk about birth control.
(d) Reta has attempted to convince them to wait until marriage.