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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 "Doors," what does Ravi say that he has to do to earn money?

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

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

4. What type of engagement ring did Dan give Nora?

5. What does Nora wish she had studied instead of Philosophy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Nora learn of her father's death, and how did he die?

3. At the end of "The Chessboard," what life does Nora wish to try next?

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

5. Who comes to Nora's door in "The Man at the Door, and why does he come to see Nora?

6. Who is the librarian?

7. What does Nora learn happened to Izzy in "Fire"?

8. In "The Tree That Is Our Life," what does Nora say about life?

9. What does Nora remember that her father said when she told him that she would no longer compete in swimming?

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

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

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

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?

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