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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 "Svalbard," what is Nora wearing?

2. In "A Pearl in the Shell," what does Nora's daughter have a nightmare about?

3. When Nora lived in Paris, what did she teach at a college?

4. Where does Dylan make a reservation for dinner for himself and Nora?

5. At the time of the Doomsday Book, was the average size of an English community?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nora feel when she encounters Molly?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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