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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 Nora Ephron say she wishes she would have enjoyed and appreciated in her life?

2. What is it like living in Nora's apartment in the beginning?

3. Where does Nora find herself at the time she moves?

4. What did Nora used to do to be rid of unwanted hairs?

5. What kinds of books is Nora most interested in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Nora Ephron?

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

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

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

7. What happens when Nora finally gets reading glasses?

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

9. What is significant about Lee Bailey?

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 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 2

Write an essay on the Bill and Monica scandal. Looking back on this scandal, compared with the politics going on in the world at that time, does the scandal seems inconsequential? Or not? Describe 3 reasons the scandal was as blown up as it was, according to the sociological factors influencing the media at the time. Lastly, do you think the scandal should have been so publicly acknowledged? Was the media's influence on it inappropriate or do Americans have the right to know everything about their leader? Include the opinion of experts as well as your own.

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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