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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Nora's talk supposed to be in "Peppermint Tea"?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) 35 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 60 minutes.

2. What were Nora Seed and Mrs. Elm doing 19 years before she decided to die?
(a) Shelving books.
(b) Using the card catalog.
(c) Playing chess.
(d) Checking out books.

3. How long did Nora have Voltaire?
(a) About 3 years.
(b) A year.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

4. How long has Nora worked at String Theory before she is fired?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 12 years, 11 months, and 3 days.
(c) 10 years. 9 months, and 8 days.
(d) 15 years.

5. Where did Joe go to university in "Peppermint Tea"?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Bournemouth.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Manchester.

6. Where were Nora Seed and Mrs. Elm in "A Conversation About Rain"?
(a) Roosevelt School.
(b) Skyline School.
(c) Hazeldene School.
(d) Lincoln School.

7. In "Doors," how many hours is it before Nora decides to die?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

8. Who had been Nora's favorite philosopher to study?
(a) Chomsky.
(b) Fromm.
(c) Grosseteste.
(d) Thoreau.

9. What chess piece is Mrs. Elm's favorite?
(a) Rook.
(b) Knight.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Queen.

10. How long before the wedding that Nora was supposed to have with Dan, did Nora's mother die?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 13 months.

11. In "Peppermint Tea," how long has Joe been married?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 4 years.

12. How old is Nora's neighbor, Mr. Banerjee?
(a) 84.
(b) 96.
(c) 87.
(d) 91.

13. How many days before Nora was to get married, did she back out?
(a) 6.
(b) 31.
(c) 49.
(d) 2.

14. What does Nora have her student Leo playing on the piano?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Bach.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Chopin.

15. What color fountain pen does Nora see on Mrs. Elm's desk in "System Error"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Orange.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Nora's father die?

2. Who had been Nora's only friend at String Theory before she moved back to Scotland?

3. In "The Tree That Is Our Life," where is the place that a woman tells Nora that she is sorry about what happened to her?

4. What color watch is Nora wearing in "Fire"?

5. In a study, what antidepressant were depressed fish given?

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