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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nora Ephron must work outside the home, what kind of purse does she end up getting?
(a) A hobo bag.
(b) A clutch.
(c) A Hermes bag.
(d) A large plastic shopping bag.

2. What is the second stage of parenting?
(a) the toddler years.
(b) adolescence.
(c) Young adulthood.
(d) pre-teen.

3. What does Nora Ephron not like about her purse?
(a) That it doesn't come in a color she likes.
(b) That it is cumbersome.
(c) That it does not have pockets.
(d) That it is unorganized.

4. What is happening to Nora's vision?
(a) It is blurring.
(b) She is experiencing double vision.
(c) She is developing cataracts.
(d) It is changing.

5. What is the story of Nora's apartment essentially a story about?
(a) Hope.
(b) Loss.
(c) Love.
(d) Kindness.

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

7. What changes as Nora moves from an apartment she loves to a place where she lives?
(a) Her life.
(b) Her mode of transportation.
(c) Her relationship.
(d) Her job.

8. Why does Nora Ephron get frustrated carrying her purse around?
(a) She can never find anything in it.
(b) The purse strains her shoulder.
(c) She finds it too heavy.
(d) She ends up loading it up with too many things.

9. How did Nora take care of her nails for many years?
(a) She went to the nail salon.
(b) She filed her nails.
(c) She bit her nails.
(d) She ignored her nails.

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

11. What does Nora Ephron's new purse bring her?
(a) Clarity.
(b) Style.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Organizational skills.

12. Why does it seem pointless to answer honestly if a friend says you look great?
(a) Your friend wants to look better than you.
(b) You won't believe it anyway.
(c) You already know you look great.
(d) Your friend is lying to you.

13. What does Nora Ephron say she wishes she would have enjoyed and appreciated in her life?
(a) Her younger and more attractive decolletage.
(b) Her younger and more attractive derriere.
(c) Her younger and more attractive neck.
(d) Her younger and more attractive hands.

14. What family relative moves into Nora's building?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her niece.

15. What changes in Nora's life as her cooking style changes?
(a) Nora's clothing style.
(b) Nora's philosophy on life.
(c) Nora's attitude towards friends.
(d) Nora's taste in home decor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nora Ephron believe that her new bag will never go out of style?

2. Where can you look for advice about parenting, but be advised that there are many different opinions?

3. What do women seldom do as they get older?

4. Where in New York do Nora and Nick find a new apartment after Apthorp?

5. What do the contents of Nora's purse most resemble?

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