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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. In "Island," what does Hugo give Nora to drink?
(a) Rum.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Cocoa.

2. In "The Podcast of Revelations," how long ago did Joe overdose?
(a) 1 1/2 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 2 1/2 years.
(d) 3 years.

3. In "Svalbard," what do Nora's fingers smell like?
(a) Fish.
(b) Rope.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Salt water.

4. What is the name of Nora's dog in "The Game"?
(a) Thoreau.
(b) Emerson.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plato.

5. In "The Game," what is the name of Nora's daughter?
(a) Lacy.
(b) Molly.
(c) Nina.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nora remembering going to La Cantina with in another life?

2. How many years ago was there hardly any open water in Svalbard in April?

3. What is the name of the three-legged Alsatian that Nora cares for?

4. How many people did Roger Dunbar at Oxford University discover that people were wired to know?

5. In "Fame," where is Nora?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Nora get a piano, and how did she learn to play?

2. What does Mrs. Elm tell Nora about picking a life in "God and Other Librarians"?

3. Who is Ingrid and why is she in Svalbard?

4. In "Lost in the Library," what does Mrs. Elm think is happening to Nora?

5. Who is Nora's boyfriend when she works at an animal shelter?

6. How did Ash help Nora when her mother was undergoing surgery?

7. What signs of global warming are there in Svalbard?

8. What does Nora begin to understand in "The Many Lives of Nora Seed"?

9. How does Nora feel when she encounters Molly?

10. Where does Nora wake up and how does she feel in "Svalbard"?

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