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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Rapture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of laws change as Nora is living in her new apartment?
(a) Building code laws.
(b) Rent stabilization.
(c) Air conditioning laws.
(d) Laws on pets.

2. What does Nora compare the rapture of a great book to?
(a) Nature.
(b) A diver.
(c) A love affair.
(d) A dance.

3. What did Nora's mother die of?
(a) An overdose of sleeping pills.
(b) Cirrhosis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Heart disease.

4. Where does the book she is reading in "Rapture" take her?
(a) 1930's Montana.
(b) 1940's New York.
(c) 1960's Boston.
(d) 1930's New Jersey.

5. When did Nora Ephron enjoy reading telephone books?
(a) When she worked on scripts.
(b) In the evenings after work.
(c) On break between novels.
(d) When she was a young reporter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nora remember about the books that she reads?

2. What kind of maintenance overwhelms Nora?

3. What author is Nora reading when she writes the chapter "Rapture?"

4. What city does Nora Ephron move to when she is five years old, but misses home and does not fit in?

5. What does Nora want to happen even though she does not like to exercise?

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