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Heartburn Quiz

Nora Ephron
This Study Guide consists of approximately 51 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Heartburn.

Heartburn Quiz

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1)

What does Rachel compare Amelia to? (from Chapter Four)

Gold digger.
Butter ball.
Flower.
Poppy seed cookie.
2)

What does Rachel decide to sell because it doesn't go with her life? (from Chapter Thirteen)

Her New York condo.
Diamond ring.
Her Virginia house.
Her car.
3)

What does Rachel say she heard one day while cooking at her Washington home? (from Chapter Five)

Scream.
Loud music.
Car backfiring.
Gunshots.
4)

What does Sidney give to Rachel in the group meeting? (from Chapter Four)

Advice.
Comforting pat on the shoulder.
Cough drop.
Box of kleenex.
5)

How tall does Rachel think the mugger is? (from Chapter Five)

Six feet four inches.
Five feet ten inches.
Six feet.
Five and a half feet.
6)

What new item of clothing does Rachel see that Mark has draped over a chair in Harry's apartment? (from Chapter Seven)

Sweater.
Blazer.
Leather jacket.
Rain coat.
7)

What is the name of the grocery store Rachel and Sam shop at in Chapter Thirteen? (from Chapter Thirteen)

Hoffman's.
Stop-and-Shop.
Kroeger's.
Neam's.
8)

How does Rachel describe herself when she makes a pie in Chapter Thirteen? (from Chapter Thirteen)

Excited.
Happy.
Speechless.
Tired.
9)

Why did Rachel decide to marry Mark? (from Chapter Six)

Vera approved of her choice.
He was everything she wanted in a husband.
She had no one else she loved.
She thought he had learned his lesson.
10)

What time did Rachel tell Mark that she heard something while cooking at her Washington home? (from Chapter Five)

5:50 pm.
10 pm.
3:20 pm.
6 am.
11)

What newspaper did Rachel work at when she was a journalist? (from Chapter Ten)

Boston Globe.
Washington Post.
Chicago Tribune.
New York World-Telegram and Sun.
12)

Who helps Rachel with her bags while waiting at the airport in Chapter 7? (from Chapter Seven)

Foreign man.
Sam.
Mark.
Airline pilot.
13)

Why does the Detective think he needs therapy? (from Chapter Five)

Because he is getting a divorce.
To help him decide about a hair transplant.
He feels depressed.
He is having trouble sleeping.
14)

Why does Rachel believe her newborn son arrives early? (from Chapter Eleven)

Something is dying inside her and he wants to get out.
Her blood pressure was too high.
She has gestational diabetes.
She didn't take good care of herself.
15)

What animal does Rachel compare Thelma with when she is at the group therapy meeting? (from Chapter Four)

Donkey.
Cow.
Chicken.
Penguin.
16)

What style does Rachel say Mark sometimes writes his columns in that she describes as "dumb"? (from Chapter Nine)

Hemingway.
Chekov.
Joyce.
Faulkner.
17)

What color hair does Rachel's second son have? (from Chapter Eleven)

Black.
Brown.
Blond.
Red.
18)

What does the nurse tell Rachel and Mark when she called their Virginia home? (from Chapter Eight)

Her doctor was leaving the practice.
The date of Rachel's cesarian.
Results of the amniocentisis.
That Rachel had to come in for a check up.
19)

Who uses four thousand dollars of Arthur and Julie's money to purchase cocaine? (from Chapter Twelve)

Their dentist.
Their decorator.
Their maid.
Their landscaper.
20)

How much money does Rachel sell her diamond ring for? (from Chapter Thirteen)

One hundred dollars.
Fifteen thousand dollars.
Sixty dollars.
Ten thousand dollars.
21)

What did Charlie refuse to give Vera when she was moving out of their apartment? (from Chapter Six)

Bed.
Couch.
Carrot peeler.
Coffee table.
22)

What does Juanita say about Thelma? (from Chapter Nine)

She's very messy.
She had a hard time selling her condo.
She's had a root canal.
She's hard to make travel plans for.
23)

What does Rachel get mad at Mark for when they are on the shuttle to Washington? (from Chapter Seven)

Making plans for a vacation.
Talking about his job.
Not paying for her airfare.
Sitting too close to her.
24)

Who was having drinks with Thelma at the Washington Hilton, according to Betty? (from Chapter Nine)

Jonathan.
Mark.
Arthur.
Julie.
25)

What does the man in the plaid shirt sitting next to Rachel keep doing? (from Chapter Four)

Winking.
Hiccuping.
Coughing.
Groaning.
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