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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. According to Nora, what did parents need to do once the "The Parenting Movement" began?

3. What kind of maintenance overwhelms Nora?

4. What does Nora use as daily skin maintenance?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nora think of manicures?

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

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

4. Why does Nora travel to Paris?

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

6. What happens after Nora gets a divorce?

7. What is the third stage of parenting?

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

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

10. Describe the premise of the chapter "Blind as a Bat."

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

What is the Western Standard of Beauty? Where did it originate? Why is it so mesmerizing? Write an essay on how standards of beauty are put into place and the positive and negative consequences of defining beauty in a society, especially young girls. Use at least 3 examples of Western Beauty in your response and back your analysis up with real life examples, case studies, etc.

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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