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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 does Nora miss being able to read?
(a) The telephone book.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) Novels.
(d) Magazine articles.

2. Where does Nora celebrate her birthday?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York City.
(d) Las Vegas.

3. What has every woman tried to do with her purse?
(a) Keep it clean.
(b) Make it work.
(c) Wear it out.
(d) Style it with an outfit.

4. What does each stage of parenting bring?
(a) Joy, challenge, love, and worry.
(b) Worry, faith, challenge, and joy.
(c) Pain, hope, faith, and love.
(d) Hope, love, worry, and faith.

5. How does Nora relate to the characters in her favorite novels?
(a) She imagines finding a solution to their problems.
(b) She imagines writing their stories.
(c) She imagines writing a movie script for their stories.
(d) She imagines being a part of their world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What age does Nora turn when she shares details of her birthday party?

2. Why does Nora not need a purse for a time?

3. Who does Nora save when he gets locked in the nearby Men's room?

4. Where does the book she is reading in "Rapture" take her?

5. According to Nora, what keeps people going as they search for something they have lost?

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