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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. How far can polar bears smell blood?

2. How many words does Nora already have written on the book she is writing in "A Spiritual Quest for a Deeper Connection with the Universe"?

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

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

5. In one life, what is the name of the teenage son Nora has who keeps slamming doors in her face?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hugo say about sliders?

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

3. How does Nora feel when she encounters Molly?

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

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

6. Where does Nora wake up and how does she feel in "Svalbard"?

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

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?

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