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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 happens when Nora says she does not want another life in "Love and Pain"?

2. How old was Nora when Ravi dared her to swim in the river?

3. How many years ago was there hardly any open water in Svalbard in April?

4. How many of the people in the dining hall in "Hugo Lefevre" are women?

5. How was a dog named Sally mistreated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Other than Mrs. Elm, who does Nora remember was kind to her?

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

3. What does Nora do when she sees a polar bear?

4. What does Hugo say about sliders?

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

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

7. What has Hugo noticed that sliders have in common?

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

9. Who is Nora's boyfriend when she works at an animal shelter?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Nora thinks of herself as a black hole in her root life. Why does Nora consider herself to be a black hole? Why does she decide that she is not a black hole, but a volcano?

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