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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 is the name of the woman who gives Nora her work assignment for the day in "A Gentle Life"?

2. Where is Ingrid from?

3. How far can polar bears smell blood?

4. In "Walking in Circles," how many layers of clothing is Nora wearing?

5. How much younger is Dylan than Nora?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Nora feel when she encounters Molly?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Nora’s guide when she is trying various lives is Mrs. Elm. What is Mrs. Elm’s role in Nora’s search for happiness? How does she serve as a character foil to Nora?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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