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

2. In "Svalbard," what do Nora's fingers smell like?

3. How did Nora get an electric piano?

4. In "The Game," what is the name of Nora's daughter?

5. How old was Nora's father when his father died of a heart attack?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Hugo say about sliders?

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

5. 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?

6. Who is Hugo?

7. In "Love and Pain," what does Nora want when she returns to the library?

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

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

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

Mrs. Elm often compares life to a chess game. Why does Mrs. Elm often compare life to a chess game? How does she use the analogy to teach Nora how to deal with life’s challenges?

Essay Topic 2

In one of Nora’s lives, she is working in the arctic. How close is Nora to nature when she is working in the arctic? Why is it difficult for Nora to accept herself? What does she learn about accepting herself and others from working with nature in the arctic?

Essay Topic 3

Nora is mostly content in the life with Ash and Molly. Why is Nora not totally content in her life with Ash and Molly? Why does Nora feel like an imposter in the life with Ash and Molly?

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