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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does it seem pointless to answer honestly if a friend says you look great?
(a) You won't believe it anyway.
(b) Your friend wants to look better than you.
(c) You already know you look great.
(d) Your friend is lying to you.

2. What kind of job is parenting?
(a) A humbling job.
(b) An inspiring job.
(c) A lifetime job.
(d) A difficult job.

3. When does the job of parenting end?
(a) The death of the parent.
(b) When the child begins adolescence.
(c) When the child marries.
(d) After the age of 18.

4. What kind of maintenance overwhelms Nora?
(a) Hair maintenance.
(b) Skin maintenance.
(c) Fashion maintenance.
(d) Body maintenance.

5. What did Nora used to do to be rid of unwanted hairs?
(a) Ignore them.
(b) Pluck them out.
(c) Use hair bleach.
(d) Shave them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What topic does Nora think each women struggles with all on their own?

2. Why does Nora Ephron get frustrated carrying her purse around?

3. Who does Nora eventually meet in her building?

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

5. What subject does Nora Ephron provide humorous insight into?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nora think of unwanted hairs and hair removal?

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

3. What happens after Nora gets a divorce?

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

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

6. What is significant about Lee Bailey?

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

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

9. What does Nora's final decision about her new, waterproof, roomy purse do for other women trying to make traditional purses work?

10. What does Nora do while she tries out recipes from her favorite cookbooks?

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