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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 subject does Nora Ephron claim other women do not answer honestly about when asked for their opinion?
2. According to Nora Ephron, what kind of advice helps you as a parent through the adolescent years?
3. What does Nora Ephron not like about her purse?
4. What does Nora Ephon do so that others do not have to witness her aging body?
5. What changes in Nora's life as her cooking style changes?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the people that move in and that Nora meets in her building and what happens with these relationships?
2. What is the premise of Nora Ephron's book "I Feel Bad About My Neck?"
3. What happens when Nora finally gets reading glasses?
4. What does Nora Ephron not like about her neck?
5. Describe how Nora views her apartment in the beginning?
6. What is the first stage of parenting?
7. What is the symbolism of Nora's apartment?
8. What kind of a job is parenting?
9. What types of maintenance are there?
10. What does the new purse Nora gets after returning from Paris look like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Nora says that most people would agree that wisdom comes with age. What do you believe? Write an essay on the definition of wisdom, according to the Greeks, and how it is now perceived in Western Culture. Does the West respect the wisdom that comes with age? Do they respect age? Is there any exception to the old adage that wisdom comes from age? Could wisdom come from truthful perception? Write this as an opinion piece and base it on personal experience.
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 Ephron was greatly inspired by chefs, namely Julia Child, Michael Fields, and Lee Bailey. She was inspired so much that she changed her personal style. She often had imaginary relationships with those she admired, which caused her to make drastic changes in her own life. Write an essay on the power of inspiration through mentorship. You may do this through a personal narrative, perhaps an experience you had, or by writing a biography on inspirational figures like Julia Child and the work she did which inspired others to utilize their own gifts. Be sure to write your narrative in an analytic fashion and tie it into the book by using 3 excerpts in your essay.
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