Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long has Nora worked at String Theory before she is fired?
2. In "Peppermint Tea," how much of a percent does Joe get from Nora's talk?
3. What medical problem did Voltaire have?
4. In "The Man at the Door," how long is it before Nora Seed decides to die?
5. In "The Successful Life," what time does Nora wake?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "The Chessboard," what seems different to Nora when she returns to the library?
2. How did Nora learn of her father's death, and how did he die?
3. Why did Nora take the job at String Theory?
4. What does Nora realize as she sips wine in "Antimatter"?
5. What does Nora see when she goes inside the building she finds after trying to end her life?
6. What does Nora learn about her parents in "The Successful Life"?
7. Why are Ravi and Joe mad at Nora?
8. What is the place where Nora finds herself after deciding to end her life?
9. Who comes to Nora's door in "The Man at the Door, and why does he come to see Nora?
10. What does the building look like where Nora finds herself at midnight after her decision to end her life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
In one of Nora’s lives, she is working in the arctic. How close is Nora to nature when she is working in the arctic? Why is it difficult for Nora to accept herself? What does she learn about accepting herself and others from working with nature in the arctic?
|
This section contains 888 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
