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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. How does Nora feel when the story of Bill and Monica comes out?
(a) Justified.
(b) Hurt.
(c) Angry.
(d) Relieved.
2. What is the tragedy of lost food, according to Nora?
(a) It destroys one's love affair with food.
(b) It is something that average cooks cannot replicate.
(c) It becomes only a memory.
(d) It is only a matter of finding, but the finding is challenging.
3. Why does Nora believe she was never propositioned by JFK?
(a) She had bad hair and clothes.
(b) She was overweight.
(c) She was not agreeable enough.
(d) She was not a blonde.
4. What does most of the advice that Nora offers fall under the umbrella of?
(a) Common sense.
(b) Benefits of age.
(c) Education.
(d) Wisdom.
5. What is Nora impressed by when she sees Bill on television?
(a) The rhythm in which he speaks.
(b) How he looks and sounds.
(c) How he holds himself among a crowd.
(d) How he is dressed.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Nora, what does a great story do?
2. In what city does Nora Ephron live?
3. What leads to Nora's personal story of being an intern at the White House while JFK was President?
4. What kind of advice does Nora mostly dispense in the chapter "What I Wish I'd Known"?
5. According to Nora, what keeps people going as they search for something they have lost?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Nora sees Bill on TV again?
2. Why is Nora upset about not being able to find her favorite food since 1982?
3. Describe the success that happens on Nora's quest for the cabbage strudel.
4. What political issue makes Nora unwilling to support Bill?
5. Who are the two people that greatly influenced Nora in her life?
6. Describe Nora's job at the White House.
7. What is Nora's problem in college?
8. What favorite food does Nora share about?
9. How does Nora feel about what happened between Bill and Monica?
10. What kind of relationship does Nora have with the characters she reads about in books?
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