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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do wise people want younger people to do?
(a) Write about advice.
(b) Become mentors.
(c) Take advice.
(d) Dispense advice.

2. What is Nora always on the lookout for?
(a) The next great movie.
(b) The next great book.
(c) The next great actress.
(d) The next great play.

3. What does Nora say is easy to do when it comes to advice?
(a) Wish you could have figured things out yourself.
(b) Wish you would have questioned it.
(c) Wish you had taken it.
(d) Wish you had not taken it.

4. What form of literature does Nora say can place her in rapture?
(a) Books.
(b) Plays.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Movies.

5. Why does Nora believe she was never propositioned by JFK?
(a) She was not a blonde.
(b) She was not agreeable enough.
(c) She had bad hair and clothes.
(d) She was overweight.

6. Who does the character of Sally most resemble in the film "When Harry Met Sally?"
(a) Meg Ryan.
(b) Diane Sawyer.
(c) Katie Couric.
(d) Nora Ephron.

7. If Nora was propositioned by JFK, what is the one thing she would not have been able to do?
(a) Buy a new wardrobe.
(b) Keep it a secret.
(c) Wear perfect hair and makeup daily.
(d) Keep up personal appearances.

8. What does one want to have when they are younger and could really use?
(a) Looks.
(b) Money.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Wisdom.

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

10. What did Nora never have while she was at the White House?
(a) A desk or typewriter.
(b) A decent cup of coffee.
(c) An office of her own.
(d) A chance to meet Jackie Kennedy.

11. What does Nora give to the reader in the Chapter "Where I Live?"
(a) Advice on how to advance their career.
(b) A piece of her heart.
(c) A snapshot of her ambitions.
(d) A visual description of her life.

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

13. Under what political circumstance does Nora Ephron refuse to support Bill?
(a) Gay rights.
(b) Gay marriage.
(c) Gay adoption.
(d) Gays in the military.

14. What does Nora compare the rapture of a great book to?
(a) A diver.
(b) A dance.
(c) A love affair.
(d) Nature.

15. 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 being a part of their world.
(d) She imagines writing a movie script for their stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Nora find within a two block radius of her apartment?

2. Why does Nora think the advice she gives might not be heard?

3. According to Nora, what does a great story do?

4. Who tells Nora about Andre's Hungarian Bakery opening?

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

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