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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 does each stage of parenting bring?

2. Who inspires Nora Ephron to change her life by helping her find her true personal style in cooking and in home decor?

3. How does Nora's cooking style change?

4. What is the name of Nora's new man in her life?

5. What profession is Nora Ephron a critically acclaimed success?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the second stage of parenting?

3. What is the first stage of parenting?

4. How does Nora's interest in cookbooks begin?

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

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

7. What happens when Nora finally gets reading glasses?

8. What kind of a job is parenting?

9. What does Nora Ephron not like about her neck?

10. What happens after Nora gets a divorce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nora and her friend go to Paris, the heart of the fashion world. Write an essay on the fashion icons who came from Paris such as Sonia Rykiel, Coco Chanel, and Jeanne Lanvin. Why is fashion so coveted? Why is it an art form? Why is Paris so coveted for fashion? What is its lure and insight into fashion? How does fashion influence world issues? What did the fashion icons give the world as a result of their inspiration?

Essay Topic 2

Nora describes the feeling of reading and finishing a book as the feeling of being a deep sea diver, coming up to the surface and needing to decompress or else running the risk of getting "the bends". Write a critical book review of your favorite novel, one that made you feel the rapture Nora speaks of. Discuss character, plot, climax, and resolution. If you have not felt that type of rapture, write an essay on what you imagine that feeling to be like, using the diver analogy. Make sure you take a critical, academic approach to the book review so that the reader is drawn in, much like they are in a novel.

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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