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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. In "The Successful Life," what time does Nora wake?

2. What did people call Nora when she was swimming?

3. What color fountain pen does Nora see on Mrs. Elm's desk in "System Error"?

4. Where did Joe go to university in "Peppermint Tea"?

5. In "Doors," how many hours is it before Nora decides to die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Elm, and why does Nora like to spend time with her when she is in school?

2. Why are there no lives where Voltaire is still alive?

3. What does Nora learn about her parents in "The Successful Life"?

4. At the end of "Antimatter," why does Nora call her brother?

5. How does Nora respond to Mrs. Elm's question about how she feels in "The Chessboard"?

6. What does Nora realize after she learns that Voltaire had a heart condition?

7. In "Fire," what does Nora remember that she had loved about swimming?

8. What is the place where Nora finds herself after deciding to end her life?

9. In "The Successful Life," what does Nora discover about her physical condition?

10. What does Nora see when she goes inside the building she finds after trying to end her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the book, Nora visits Mrs. Elm at the nursing home. What is different about Mrs. Elm at the nursing home? What regrets does Mrs. Elm have? How is Mrs. Elm just as imperfect as Nora?

Essay Topic 3

Nora and Joe are not close in Nora’s root life. Why are Nora and Joe not close in her root life? How does her suicide attempt change their relationship? How do they mend their relationship?

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