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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. When Nora is checking out the life where she runs a pub with Dan, how long has it been since she had a book by her bed in her real life?
2. What is the name of the town where Nora and Dan have a pub?
3. How many hours a day does Nora swim in "The Successful Life"?
4. How long is Nora's talk supposed to be in "Peppermint Tea"?
5. What does Nora wish she had studied instead of Philosophy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Nora learn happened to Izzy in "Fire"?
2. What does Nora remember that her father said when she told him that she would no longer compete in swimming?
3. In "System Error," when does the glitch go away that Mrs. Elm is working on?
4. What does Nora realize as she sips wine in "Antimatter"?
5. Who comes to Nora's door in "The Man at the Door, and why does he come to see Nora?
6. In "Fire," what does Nora remember that she had loved about swimming?
7. What does the building look like where Nora finds herself at midnight after her decision to end her life?
8. What is the Book of Regrets, and how does it make Nora feel?
9. In "The Successful Life," what does Nora discover about her physical condition?
10. In "The Chessboard," what seems different to Nora when she returns to the library?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The book starts 19 years before Nora decides do die. What is Nora’s life like at the beginning of the novel? Why does she decide to commit suicide?
Essay Topic 2
Nora has an encounter with a polar bear. What realization does Nora have about life and death because of the encounter with the polar bear?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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