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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. Who helps Hugo choose his lives?

2. In "Walking in Circles," how many layers of clothing is Nora wearing?

3. What occasion does Ash tell Nora that she forgot?

4. Where does Dylan think that Mrs. Elm lives?

5. In "Island," what does Hugo give Nora to drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Mrs. Elm tell Nora that she acted when it counted?

2. Who is Ingrid and why is she in Svalbard?

3. What does Hugo say about sliders?

4. How did Nora get a piano, and how did she learn to play?

5. Where does Dylan say that he saw Mrs. Elm?

6. What signs of global warming are there in Svalbard?

7. How does Nora feel during the life when she and her husband own a winery?

8. What does Mrs. Elm tell Nora about picking a life in "God and Other Librarians"?

9. How did Ash help Nora when her mother was undergoing surgery?

10. What happens when Nora tells Mrs. Elm that she does not want another life in "Love and Pain"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Nora’s guide when she is trying various lives is Mrs. Elm. What is Mrs. Elm’s role in Nora’s search for happiness? How does she serve as a character foil to Nora?

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