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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 has happened in New York that does not detour Nora Ephron from living there?
(a) Neighborhood prostitution rings.
(b) The rise of the crime rate.
(c) Political corruption.
(d) 9/11.

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

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

4. What was one of Nora's favorite foods?
(a) Cabbage strudel.
(b) Cabbage slaw.
(c) Cabbage soup.
(d) Cabbage pie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If Nora was propositioned by JFK, what is the one thing she would not have been able to do?

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

3. What is the tragedy of lost food, according to Nora?

4. How many times does Nora enter her own kitchen?

5. What does Nora savor after she has found the strudel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What political issue makes Nora unwilling to support Bill?

2. What does Nora believe makes a great story?

3. What is the point of discussing a lost food?

4. What have books done for Nora, ever since she was a child?

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

6. Describe the way in which Nora share her one liners?

7. What is Nora's problem in college?

8. What is the relationship that Nora draws between the reader and a diver?

9. What favorite food does Nora share about?

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

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