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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Nora Ephron believe that her new bag will never go out of style?
(a) Because Grace Kelly had a bag like her.
(b) Because it was never in style.
(c) Because it is a timeless piece.
(d) Because she has seen it advertised in fashion magazines.

3. What item does Nora often lose?
(a) The script she is working on.
(b) The manuscript of the novel she has almost finished.
(c) Her magnifying glass.
(d) Her glasses.

4. What does Nora admit to doing to maintain her face?
(a) Using Botox and Restylane.
(b) Getting chemical peels.
(c) Getting a face lift.
(d) Having regular facials.

5. What does Nora use as daily skin maintenance?
(a) Potions in bottles and jars.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Photo-facials.
(d) Sleep.

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

7. What subject does Nora Ephron claim other women do not answer honestly about when asked for their opinion?
(a) Physical characteristics.
(b) Divorce proceedings.
(c) Mental capacities.
(d) Marriage and friendships.

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

9. What kind of job is parenting?
(a) A difficult job.
(b) A lifetime job.
(c) An inspiring job.
(d) A humbling job.

10. What does Nora surrounding herself with something she loves, like her apartment, help her cope with?
(a) The loss of her children.
(b) The loss of her dog.
(c) The loss of her mother.
(d) The loss of love.

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

12. What does the effects of eyesight going bad affect?
(a) Writing novels.
(b) Being able to read telephone books, menus, and pill bottles.
(c) Almost everything a person does.
(d) Reading books.

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

14. What is not guaranteed in a difficult recipe?
(a) Proper measurements.
(b) Taste.
(c) Care and craftsmanship.
(d) Quality ingredients.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does each stage of parenting bring?

3. What kinds of books is Nora most interested in?

4. When does the job of parenting end?

5. Who does Nora eventually meet in her building?

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