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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 old is Nora?

2. How long before the wedding that Nora was supposed to have with Dan, did Nora's mother die?

3. Who is Mrs. Elm playing chess with when Nora returns to the library after going to the Three Horseshoes?

4. What medical problem did Voltaire have?

5. What does Nora wish she had studied instead of Philosophy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the place where Nora finds herself after deciding to end her life?

2. What does Nora learn happened to Izzy in "Fire"?

3. Who is Mrs. Elm, and why does Nora like to spend time with her when she is in school?

4. What does Nora see when she goes inside the building she finds after trying to end her life?

5. Why did Nora take the job at String Theory?

6. Why are there no lives where Voltaire is still alive?

7. How does Nora respond to Mrs. Elm's question about how she feels in "The Chessboard"?

8. In "The Tree That Is Our Life," what does Nora say about life?

9. Who is the librarian?

10. In "The Chessboard," what seems different to Nora when she returns to the library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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