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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 woman who gives Nora her work assignment for the day in "A Gentle Life"?

2. What color stripe does Nora have in her hair in "A Silver Tray of Honey Cakes"?

3. Who helps Hugo choose his lives?

4. In "Fame," where is Nora?

5. Where does Hugo come and go to visit his other lives?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Nora decide to choose a life where she is a rock star?

3. What does Hugo say about sliders?

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

5. What is Nora's job as a spotter, and what equipment does she have?

6. Who is Hugo?

7. What does Nora begin to understand in "The Many Lives of Nora Seed"?

8. Why does Nora return to the library after trying the life of a rock star?

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

10. In "A Spiritual Quest for a Deeper Connection with the Universe," why does Nora feel like she is in a play where she does not know the lines, and does Ash notice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

An aphorism is a statement that expresses a truth or an opinion in a succinct manner. What are some aphorisms that Mrs. Elm uses? How do the aphorisms help Nora understand ideas and concepts?

Essay Topic 3

Nora and Joe are not close in Nora’s root life. Why are Nora and Joe not close in her root life? How does her suicide attempt change their relationship? How do they mend their relationship?

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