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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nora Ephron enjoy about reading?
(a) Storytelling.
(b) The escape.
(c) Everything.
(d) The juicy plot.

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

3. What do women seldom do as they get older?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Watch what they eat.
(c) Look in the mirror.
(d) Wear spaghetti straps.

4. What is the name of Nora's apartment building?
(a) Applethorn.
(b) Apthorn.
(c) Apthorp.
(d) Thornton.

5. What feeling does Nora's purse give to women everywhere who cannot seem to make traditional purses work?
(a) Fear.
(b) Hope.
(c) Joy.
(d) Doom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What helps most people become inspired to cook?

2. What topic does Nora think each women struggles with all on their own?

3. What does the effects of eyesight going bad affect?

4. What is the third stage of being a parent?

5. What does each stage of parenting bring?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of Nora's apartment?

2. What does Nora think of manicures?

3. Describe how Nora views her apartment in the beginning?

4. What happens after Nora gets a divorce?

5. What is significant about Lee Bailey?

6. What types of maintenance are there?

7. Who is Nora Ephron?

8. Why does Nora travel to Paris?

9. What does Nora not like about her own purse?

10. What is happening to Nora's eyesight and what is she having trouble doing?

(see the answer keys)

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