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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. What medical problem did Voltaire have?
2. How many hours a day does Nora swim in "The Successful Life"?
3. When Nora was in school, what sport did she used to compete in?
4. Where were Nora Seed and Mrs. Elm in "A Conversation About Rain"?
5. What color fountain pen does Nora see on Mrs. Elm's desk in "System Error"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Nora remember that her father said when she told him that she would no longer compete in swimming?
2. What does Nora realize after she learns that Voltaire had a heart condition?
3. What does the building look like where Nora finds herself at midnight after her decision to end her life?
4. Why are there no lives where Voltaire is still alive?
5. What is the place where Nora finds herself after deciding to end her life?
6. In "The Tree That Is Our Life," what does Nora say about life?
7. In "The Chessboard," what seems different to Nora when she returns to the library?
8. In "System Error," when does the glitch go away that Mrs. Elm is working on?
9. In "The Successful Life," what does Nora discover about her physical condition?
10. At the end of "The Chessboard," what life does Nora wish to try next?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Nora’s guide when she is trying various lives is Mrs. Elm. What is Mrs. Elm’s role in Nora’s search for happiness? How does she serve as a character foil to Nora?
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