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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. What do women seldom do as they get older?

2. What feeling does Nora's purse give to women everywhere who cannot seem to make traditional purses work?

3. How did Nora take care of her nails for many years?

4. What does Nora claim that the obsession with maintenance of physical appearance is trying to ultimately do?

5. What does Nora use as daily skin maintenance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Nora's thoughts on exercise?

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

3. What kind of a job is parenting?

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

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

6. What is wrong with Nora Ephron's neck, besides age and what does she wish she would have enjoyed more?

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

8. What does the new purse Nora gets after returning from Paris look like?

9. Who are the people that move in and that Nora meets in her building and what happens with these relationships?

10. What does Nora think of manicures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Nora finishes her book with the chapter that discusses death. She says that aging is better than the alternative and that there is positive to be found in aging. Living life to its fullest is the best way to live. Enjoying everything as much as you can. Write an essay that supports these sentiments. Write an inspirational essay that encourages both yourself and others to life to the fullest. What does that mean to you? How would you go about executing that plan?

Essay Topic 3

Nora Ephron talks about losing her eyesight and being frustrated because she finds it increasingly difficult to read. Write an essay on the power of literacy. In what ways does literacy affect our entire life? From communication, to obtaining a job, to understanding a political action, to having an informed opinion, or simply in understanding the world around you, there are so many ways literacy is part of daily life. Discuss 3 ways that literacy has changed your life. Describe how and why literacy is so necessary. Be sure to include at least 3 examples in your response.

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