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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 bakery did Nora used to find her favorite cabbage strudel?
(a) Mrs. Herbst's Hungarian Bakery.
(b) Mrs. Hebet's Hungarian Bakery.
(c) Mrs. Herbert's Hungarian Bakery.
(d) Mrs. Herb's Hungarian Bakery.

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

3. What does Nora do with the classics?
(a) She keeps them on her bookshelf.
(b) She reads them over and over.
(c) She makes scripts from them.
(d) She decorates her home with them.

4. What political issue does Nora wish Bill would speak out against?
(a) Civil rights.
(b) The war.
(c) Global warming.
(d) Gay rights.

5. How many times does Nora enter her own kitchen?
(a) When a meal is being prepared.
(b) Nora does not cook.
(c) A couple of times a day.
(d) Hundreds of times a day

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a reader specifically pick out a book in the hopes of doing?

2. According to Nora, what keeps people going as they search for something they have lost?

3. What does Nora cause the reader to think about as they read about where she lives?

4. What did Nora feel at the beginning of her relationship with Bill?

5. What is Nora's neighborhood like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nora's job at the White House.

2. Why does Nora believe she was never propositioned by JFK?

3. What happens to Nora when she is seven months pregnant that changes the course of her life entirely?

4. Describe Nora and Bill's relationship in the beginning?

5. How does Nora's career in journalism begin?

6. What is the theme of the chapter?

7. Describe the success that happens on Nora's quest for the cabbage strudel.

8. What favorite food does Nora share about?

9. Who are the two people that greatly influenced Nora in her life?

10. What does Nora say about wisdom?

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