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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. in "The Perfect Life," what is Nora writing a book about?

2. What time does Nora's alarm go off in "A Gentle Life"?

3. At what age had Nora been fascinated with the Arctic?

4. What is Nora looking for in "Walking in Circles"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nora feel when she encounters Molly?

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

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

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

5. What does Hugo say about sliders?

6. In "Lost in the Library," what does Mrs. Elm think is happening to Nora?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood The Midnight Library, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections of the book?

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

The book starts 19 years before Nora decides do die. What is Nora’s life like at the beginning of the novel? Why does she decide to commit suicide?

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