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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What author is Nora reading when she writes the chapter "Rapture?"
(a) Michael Chabon.
(b) Amy Bloom.
(c) Margaret Atwood.
(d) Michael Crichton.

3. What does Nora cause the reader to think about as they read about where she lives?
(a) Where they want to live.
(b) Where their friends live.
(c) Where they live themselves.
(d) Why they should live in New York.

4. What is the name of the woman who admits to having an affair with JFK?
(a) Nina.
(b) Marilyn.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Mimi.

5. What does Nora savor after she has found the strudel?
(a) Strudel.
(b) Pride.
(c) Victory.
(d) A hearty meal.

6. According to Nora, what does a great story do?
(a) Pulls the reader in and takes them off in their imagination.
(b) Helps to unravel and solve their own problems.
(c) Provides distraction from their everyday life.
(d) Causes them to forget their life.

7. What does the story of Nora and JFK bring reality to?
(a) The glamour and public intrigue of the White House.
(b) Nora's own personal problems.
(c) The trying times of the 1960's.
(d) The marriage between John and Jackie.

8. Where did Nora's first husband take her in an attempt to patch together their failed marriage?
(a) South America.
(b) Africa.
(c) Australia.
(d) Asia.

9. What does Nora perceive the hunt to find cabbage strudel to be?
(a) A quest.
(b) A love affair.
(c) A journey.
(d) A happy ending.

10. What is something else that Nora has lost that is beyond her control?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sense of humor.
(c) Her youth.
(d) Her husband.

11. What does Nora say comes with age?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Cleverness.
(c) Prosperity.
(d) Wealth.

12. What medical condition does Nora equate to from spending too much time enjoying a great book?
(a) Dementia.
(b) Hypothermia.
(c) The bends.
(d) Manic depression.

13. After Nora sees Bill on television again, what does she think to herself?
(a) She'll give him another chance.
(b) She feels pity for him.
(c) She'll move on entirely and without forgiveness.
(d) She'll forgive him but move on.

14. Where is Andre's Hungarian Bakery located?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Queens.
(d) Manhattan.

15. Why does Nora think the advice she gives might not be heard?
(a) Because people learn from their own mistakes.
(b) Because people rebel against advice.
(c) Because most people are stubborn.
(d) Because people do not trust advice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine article does Nora write when she realizes her life has changed and she is now a writer?

2. How does Nora handle Bill's lies regarding Gennifer?

3. Who does Bill lie about that Nora rationalizes away?

4. What is Nora's biggest issue in college?

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

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