View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is Nora getting paid for the talk she is giving in "The Successful Life"?

2. What time does a man ring Nora Seed's doorbell in "The Man at the Door"?

3. 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?

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

5. In "Fire," how did Izzy die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Nora take the job at String Theory?

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

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

6. What does Nora realize as she sips wine in "Antimatter"?

7. Who is the librarian?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Nora’s rock-stair life, Ryan Bailey is an old boyfriend. What have been Nora’s feelings about Ryan in her root life? How does Nora realize that Ryan’s persona is a façade? How does seeing him for who he is change her opinion about him?

Essay Topic 2

Nora is mostly content in the life with Ash and Molly. Why is Nora not totally content in her life with Ash and Molly? Why does Nora feel like an imposter in the life with Ash and Molly?

Essay Topic 3

Nora was a competitive swimmer in her root life. When was Nora a competitive swimmer? What did swimming mean to her? Why did she quit and how did quitting change her relationship with her father?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 940 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample