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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 helps most people become inspired to cook?
(a) A catered event.
(b) A great cookbook.
(c) An inspirational chef.
(d) An incredible restaurant.

2. What happens to Nora as she exercises?
(a) She gets hurt.
(b) She sweats indecently.
(c) She loses weight.
(d) She discovers that she is uncoordinated.

3. What has every woman tried to do with her purse?
(a) Style it with an outfit.
(b) Make it work.
(c) Keep it clean.
(d) Wear it out.

4. What age does Nora Ephron appear to be when she tells her anecdotes and stories?
(a) A woman in her sixties.
(b) A woman of any age.
(c) A woman in her twenties.
(d) A woman having a mid-life crisis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession is Nora Ephron a critically acclaimed success?

2. According to Nora Ephron, what does every woman want?

3. What subject does Nora Ephron provide humorous insight into?

4. How did Nora take care of her nails for many years?

5. What changes as Nora moves from an apartment she loves to a place where she lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first stage of parenting?

2. What happens after Nora gets a divorce?

3. Describe the premise of the chapter "Blind as a Bat."

4. What kind of a job is parenting?

5. What does Nora Ephron not like about her neck?

6. What does Nora think of manicures?

7. What does Nora think of unwanted hairs and hair removal?

8. What is the third stage of parenting?

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

10. Who are the people that move in and that Nora meets in her building and what happens with these relationships?

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