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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. What does Nora miss being able to read?
(a) Novels.
(b) The telephone book.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) Magazine articles.

2. What has every woman tried to do with her purse?
(a) Style it with an outfit.
(b) Keep it clean.
(c) Wear it out.
(d) Make it work.

3. What is the third stage of being a parent?
(a) When the child goes to college.
(b) When the child marries.
(c) When the child has children.
(d) When the child leaves the home.

4. What subject matter does Nora Ephron refuse to discuss in her book?
(a) Relationships.
(b) Health and beauty.
(c) Fashion and style.
(d) No subject matter is untouchable.

5. Where can you look for advice about parenting, but be advised that there are many different opinions?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Other parents.
(c) Best friends.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do women seldom do as they get older?

2. Where does Nora travel to with a friend to buy a purse?

3. What family relative moves into Nora's building?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Nora travel to Paris?

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

5. What is the third stage of parenting?

6. What does Nora claim affects people more than anything else?

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

8. Who is Nora Ephron?

9. What does Nora think of manicures?

10. What kind of a job is parenting?

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