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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 happens to Nora as she exercises?
(a) She loses weight.
(b) She discovers that she is uncoordinated.
(c) She gets hurt.
(d) She sweats indecently.

2. What city does Nora Ephron move to when she is five years old, but misses home and does not fit in?
(a) Chicago.
(b) San Franscisco.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

4. What is the chapter "Blind as a Bat" and ode to?
(a) Writing.
(b) Fashion.
(c) A Grecian urn.
(d) Reading.

5. What type of people are the older generation?
(a) Political.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Proactive.
(d) Stoic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nora find herself at the time she moves?

2. What happens after Nora's first request for cabbage strudel is denied by the owner of Andre's bakery?

3. What does Nora perceive the hunt to find cabbage strudel to be?

4. Why can't Nora hear the question that JFK asks her directly?

5. What topic does Nora think each women struggles with all on their own?

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