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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 is the name of the town where Nora and Dan have a pub?
2. In "Peppermint Tea," how long has Joe been married?
3. Who is Mrs. Elm playing chess with when Nora returns to the library after going to the Three Horseshoes?
4. How long has Nora worked at String Theory before she is fired?
5. Since retiring from swimming, how many times has Nora swum the Channel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the Book of Regrets, and how does it make Nora feel?
2. What is the place where Nora finds herself after deciding to end her life?
3. What does Nora learn happened to Izzy in "Fire"?
4. Why are there no lives where Voltaire is still alive?
5. Why are Ravi and Joe mad at Nora?
6. In "System Error," when does the glitch go away that Mrs. Elm is working on?
7. How does Nora respond to Mrs. Elm's question about how she feels in "The Chessboard"?
8. Who is the librarian?
9. Why did Nora take the job at String Theory?
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
The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or do they almost take on the role of a character? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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