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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does adolescence change?
(a) The parent and spouse.
(b) The child and parent.
(c) The parent and the neighbors.
(d) The child and siblings.

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

3. What does Nora Ephon do so that others do not have to witness her aging body?
(a) Dress for concealment.
(b) Turns to surgery.
(c) Turns down social invitations.
(d) Stay indoors.

4. What did Nora used to do to be rid of unwanted hairs?
(a) Shave them.
(b) Ignore them.
(c) Pluck them out.
(d) Use hair bleach.

5. What bath-time ingredient does Nora need more of?
(a) Shampoo.
(b) Bath powder.
(c) Facial cleanser.
(d) Bath oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper is Nora given the change to write for, realizing her dream of being a journalist at the age of twenty-two?

2. What affects every human being?

3. What does Nora infuse throughout the chapter "What I Wish I'd Known" that makes it easy to read?

4. How does Nora handle Bill's lies regarding Gennifer?

5. What does Nora use as daily skin maintenance?

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