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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Reta and Tom that "Vagrancy can be thoughtful or careless; she has chosen the latter"?
(a) Norah's professor.
(b) Danielle Westerman.
(c) Ben Abbot.
(d) A psychiatrist.

2. What does Arthur consider the last chapter in Reta's novel to be?
(a) The worst.
(b) The least important.
(c) The most important.
(d) The best.

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

4. What question about Norah does Lois Winters ask every night at dinner?
(a) Why is Norah gone?
(b) When is Norah coming home?
(c) Where's Norah?
(d) How is Norah?

5. During lunch, why is Danielle disappointed with Reta's decision to write another novel?
(a) Because she considers writing fiction a trivial pursuit.
(b) Because she wants Reta to focus on rescuing Norah.
(c) Because she thinks Reta's first novel wasn't very good.
(d) Because she wants Reta to translate another one of her books.

6. In her letter about the obituary in the Globe and Mail, what does Reta state she has missed out on?
(a) Something definable.
(b) Some indefinable something.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Everything.

7. What title does Arthur suggest for Reta's novel?
(a) Bud.
(b) Bear Fruit.
(c) Blossom.
(d) Bloom.

8. Who has been appointed to a university Chair in Theology?
(a) Gemma Walsh.
(b) Emily Helt.
(c) Danielle Westerman.
(d) Emma Allen.

9. Why has Danielle deleted her early life and reinvented herself?
(a) Because she thinks it is important for feminists to assume new identities.
(b) Because her early life is too painful and she wants to forget everything.
(c) Because she suffered from an accident and has trouble remembering.
(d) Because she feels the past must be forgotten in order to move forward.

10. The nature of _______dominates the conversation between Reta and Danielle at lunch.
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Love.
(d) Faith.

11. What list does Lois have arranged in alphabetical order in her recipe box?
(a) A list of one hundred dinners.
(b) A list of one hundred lunches.
(c) A list of one hundred breakfasts.
(d) A list of one hundred desserts.

12. Who lost her own son to a heroin overdose?
(a) Tracy.
(b) Danielle.
(c) Alicia.
(d) Emma.

13. Who is elected Prime Minister again?
(a) Pierre Trudeau.
(b) Jean Chretrien.
(c) Kim Campbell.
(d) John Turner.

14. Why does Reta think that novel writing is perhaps a pointless exercise?
(a) Because it has not helped her heal from Norah's absence.
(b) Because there are fewer readers interested in them.
(c) Because there is so much moral injustice in the world.
(d) Because she is afraid that she lacks talent to continue.

15. What is the name of the place Reta meets her friends on Tuesdays?
(a) Yellow Blossom Room.
(b) Orange Blossom Room.
(c) Red Blossom Room.
(d) Green Blossom Room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What items are NOT in the package Christine and Natalie bring Norah after Christmas break?

2. In her letter about the obituary in the Globe and Mail, what kind of days does Reta write that she is going through?

3. What does Reta mention in her letter about the obituary that she wants from the universe?

4. Who does Arthur frighten when he accidentally knocks over the object at Reta's house?

5. How does Reta sign her letter about the obituary in the Globe and Mail?

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