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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Reta, young adults live in an age of prolonged _________and protracted__________.
(a) Adulthood; independence.
(b) Childhood; dependency.
(c) Adulthood; dependency.
(d) Childhood; independence.

2. Who is Reta's mentor?
(a) Madame Sylvia.
(b) Tom Winters
(c) Danielle Westerman.
(d) Colin Glass.

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

4. 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.

5. Who does Reta meet for lunch after a radio interview in Baltimore?
(a) Her editor, Arthur.
(b) Her mentor, Danielle.
(c) Her daughter, Christine.
(d) Her old friend, Gwen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Norah ask Reta about their family when she is nine years-old?

2. What is the name of the book Reta picks up at Orangetown Library?

3. 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"?

4. According to Reta, what is NOT a romance with impossibly beautiful people?

5. What do the Winters do when they discover where Norah sleeps at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. During Norah's visit from university the previous year, Reta states that she knew how "wildly out control" Norah was, how "she'd become dangerous to her own being." Describe why Reta comes to this conclusion.

2. Why does Reta initially think Norah's problems may have stemmed from her relationship with Ben Abbot?

3. Describe Reta's feelings about the formation of her inner dialogue, the "longest conversation" that goes on in a lifetime in a person's mind.

4. What does Reta do each month that indicates her attempt to live up to an idea of "goodness?"

5. Why does Reta feel that normalcy is "monstrous?"

6. Describe life in the Winters' household.

7. Why does Arthur love Alicia as a character and why is it significant?

8. Why does Reta view her trip to the library as a way of reconnecting with Norah?

9. What does Reta's husband Tom do for a living and how is it significant concerning Norah's absence?

10. How do Natalie and Christine attempt to give the impression that Norah's absence is part of a normal routine?

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