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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Considering the Alternative.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far along was Nora in her pregnancy when she learns that her second husband is in love with another woman?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Seven months.
(d) Nine months.

2. What does Nora question in regarding to her time with Bill?
(a) Her self-worth.
(b) What friendship is.
(c) Her value to Bill.
(d) What love even is.

3. Who does Nora save when he gets locked in the nearby Men's room?
(a) The Vice-President.
(b) The Speaker of the House.
(c) A Supreme Court Justice.
(d) The President.

4. What medical condition does Nora equate to from spending too much time enjoying a great book?
(a) The bends.
(b) Hypothermia.
(c) Manic depression.
(d) Dementia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the manager of Nora's building?

2. When did Nora Ephron enjoy reading telephone books?

3. How did Nora take care of her nails for many years?

4. What did Nora's mother die of?

5. What does Nora mention she is unable to finish because so is so enraptured by a book?

(see the answer key)

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