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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 time does a man ring Nora Seed's doorbell in "The Man at the Door"?
2. Where were Nora Seed and Mrs. Elm in "A Conversation About Rain"?
3. How did Nora's father die?
4. What is the name of the pub where Nora finds herself after leaving the Midnight Library?
5. What color hair does the woman have that Nora sees in her apartment in "Fire?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "System Error," when does the glitch go away that Mrs. Elm is working on?
2. Who is the librarian?
3. In "The Chessboard," what seems different to Nora when she returns to the library?
4. Who comes to Nora's door in "The Man at the Door, and why does he come to see Nora?
5. In "The Tree That Is Our Life," what does Nora say about life?
6. What does Nora see when she goes inside the building she finds after trying to end her life?
7. What is the place where Nora finds herself after deciding to end her life?
8. Who is Mrs. Elm, and why does Nora like to spend time with her when she is in school?
9. How did Nora learn of her father's death, and how did he die?
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
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 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
Mrs. Elm often compares life to a chess game. Why does Mrs. Elm often compare life to a chess game? How does she use the analogy to teach Nora how to deal with life’s challenges?
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