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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can Nora find within a two block radius of her apartment?
(a) Chinese food.
(b) Her favorite restaurants.
(c) Every store and service.
(d) Boutiques and delis.

2. What did Nora never have while she was at the White House?
(a) A desk or typewriter.
(b) A decent cup of coffee.
(c) An office of her own.
(d) A chance to meet Jackie Kennedy.

3. What is the biggest pro to living in a small apartment in New York?
(a) Less space to clean.
(b) Less space to fill.
(c) Less space for out of town visitors.
(d) Less space to manage.

4. What is the first stage of parenting?
(a) The child breastfeeding.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) The child learning to walk.
(d) The child being born.

5. What has nothing to do with age?
(a) Eyesight.
(b) Skin texture.
(c) Genetics.
(d) Hearing loss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nora claim that the obsession with maintenance of physical appearance is trying to ultimately do?

2. What family relative moves into Nora's building?

3. Who does adolescence change?

4. According to Nora Ephron, what does every woman want?

5. How does Nora feel about her divorces?

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