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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 Norah doing when Reta first sees her in the hospital?
(a) Praying.
(b) Reading.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating.

2. What does Reta notice on Norah's wrists?
(a) Scratches and bruises.
(b) Bandaids and gauze.
(c) Scabs and tattoos.
(d) Scabs and red sores.

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

4. According to the Chair in Theology, what faith is balanced on words "already" and "not yet?"
(a) The Lutheran faith.
(b) The Jewish faith.
(c) The Protestant faith.
(d) The Christian faith.

5. In her letter to Ford-Halpern, how does Reta think other daughters can be protected from Norah's fate?
(a) By giving speeches across the country.
(b) By sacrificing happiness for honor.
(c) By allowing them to be fully human.
(d) By imposing stricter vagrancy laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reta think of Helt's assessment of her first novel?

2. According to Reta, what is "full of isolated events"?

3. According to Tom, what is the cause of the condition of Norah's hands?

4. Why do Christine and Natalie think something terrible must have happened to Norah?

5. Who is elected Prime Minister again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Reta's central point in her letter to Helt?

2. Describe Reta and Lois's relationship.

3. Why does Reta call Dennis Ford-Halpern's omission of women in his book "The Goodness Gap" a "moral dilemma in itself"?

4. 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?

5. What is Reta's impression of Arthur Springer when she finally meets him at her home in January and how do they get into a heated discussion?

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

7. Why does an older friend of Reta's advise her to read obituaries as a young writer?

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

9. Why does Arthur Springer call one day after Christmas and what is Reta's response?

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

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