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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. What is Helt's central thesis in her review of a female author?
(a) That women writers are not as skilled as male writers.
(b) That women writers are only concerned with feelings.
(c) That male writers are not as skilled as women writers.
(d) That male writers are better at writing about feelings.

2. Why has Danielle deleted her early life and reinvented herself?
(a) Because her early life is too painful and she wants to forget everything.
(b) Because she thinks it is important for feminists to assume new identities.
(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.

3. What items are NOT in the package Christine and Natalie bring Norah after Christmas break?
(a) A thermos and gloves.
(b) Fruit and chocolate.
(c) A brush and comb.
(d) A tracksuit and soap.

4. What does Tom tell Reta on the phone that Norah has which has caused her to be hospitalized?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Depression.
(d) Pneumonia.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question about Norah does Lois Winters ask every night at dinner?

3. What does Arthur consider the last chapter in Reta's novel to be?

4. According to the Chair in Theology, what faith is balanced on words "already" and "not yet?"

5. What does Arthur accidentally knock over during his first visit at Reta's?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of the novel, what do we learn about the reason for Norah's disappearance and subsequent homelessness?

2. What does Reta notice on Norah's wrists that cause Tom to forget his trilobites and research stress and trauma?

3. Why does Reta sign her letter to Dennis Ford-Halpern, "Yours, Rita Orange d'Ville"?

4. Describe Reta and Lois's relationship.

5. Why is Lois's conversation with Arthur when she comes over to investigate about dinner significant?

6. According to Reta, why is goodness not a guaranteed virtue?

7. How does the staff's response at the hostel regarding Norah's gloves indicate her invisibility as a street person?

8. Why does Reta make an exception in sending her letter to Russell Sandor, a short story writer?

9. According to Gemma Walsh, Reta's friend who has been appointed Chair of Theology, the Christian faith is balance on the words "already" and "not yet." Why does Reta find this significant?

10. What rationale does Reta offer about the importance of novels despite moral injustice in the world?

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