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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nora have imaginary conversations with?

2. What does the effects of eyesight going bad affect?

3. Who is one of Nora's favorite chefs?

4. When does the job of parenting end?

5. What does Nora now have on her face because of menopause?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Nora's thoughts on exercise?

2. What does Nora not like about her own purse?

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

4. What does Nora claim affects people more than anything else?

5. Describe how Nora views her apartment in the beginning?

6. What does Nora do while she tries out recipes from her favorite cookbooks?

7. What is the premise of Nora Ephron's book "I Feel Bad About My Neck?"

8. What happens to Nora as she throws herself into the culinary arts?

9. What is happening to Nora's eyesight and what is she having trouble doing?

10. What happens when Nora finally gets reading glasses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nora talks about advice and how many things a person figures out only after they have already made a mistake. Think of one mistake you have made so far in your life that you have now figured out. How would you have responded differently had you known? Replay the scenario. Take a different side and create an essay in which you learned from your mistake.

Essay Topic 2

Nora talks about falling in love with an apartment as part of her recovery from a broken marriage. She makes her surroundings something she loves so as to help her cope with the loss of love in her life. This action is almost literature based. Write an essay on pieces of classical literature that mirror this exact sentiment. Find 3 examples and find evidence within the prose to discuss in your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Nora conveys that the older generations, the Baby Boomers, are highly proactive. They are always into the latest craze about health and beauty. Write an essay on the aging Baby Boomers and their effect on society. What have been their greatest contributions and their greatest struggles? Include 3 resources and cite your evidence.

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