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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 believe Bill did as a result of his affair with Monica?
(a) Throw away a great woman.
(b) Throw away their relationship.
(c) Throw away the Presidency.
(d) Throw away hope for a nation.

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

3. What city does Nora Ephron move to when she is five years old, but misses home and does not fit in?
(a) San Franscisco.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. What is something else that Nora has lost that is beyond her control?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her youth.
(d) Her husband.

5. In what city does Nora Ephron live?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York City.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads to Nora's personal story of being an intern at the White House while JFK was President?

2. What is the structure of Nora's apartment?

3. What does Nora remember about the books that she reads?

4. Where did Nora's first husband take her in an attempt to patch together their failed marriage?

5. How does Nora describe herself as she sits in front of her computer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nora begin talking about when describing her life in New York?

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

3. What kind of relationship does Nora have with the characters she reads about in books?

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

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

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

7. Why is Nora upset about not being able to find her favorite food since 1982?

8. Describe Nora's desk environment.

9. What favorite food does Nora share about?

10. What is Nora's problem in college?

(see the answer keys)

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