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

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

4. What does Tom's friend, Colin Glass, try to explain to Norah when he comes over for dinner?
(a) Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
(b) Newton's Laws of Motion.
(c) Curie's Theory of Radioactivity.
(d) Einstein's Theory of Relativity.

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

6. What troubles Norah when she comes home one weekend her second year at university?
(a) Norah is afraid that she will disappoint her parents by failing school.
(b) Norah is disturbed by the sense that she cannot love anyone enough.
(c) Norah is upset that she cannot spend more time with her sisters.
(d) Norah is anxious about her decision to live with her boyfriend.

7. According to Reta, what are women still dismissed and excluded from?
(a) Economic advancement.
(b) Freedom of expression.
(c) Primary entitlements.
(d) Accolades and compensation.

8. 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.

9. Why does Arthur Springer from Scribano & Lawrence call Reta to introduce himself?
(a) To discuss the terms of her new contract.
(b) To tell her they will no longer represent her.
(c) To ask if her novel is near completion.
(d) To inform her that he is her new editor.

10. According to Reta, what is there a sense of that runs throughout her main characters' story?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Danger.
(c) Intimacy.
(d) Prudishness.

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

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

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

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

15. What task do Reta and Tom engage in after the package is delivered to the Winters' home?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Reading.