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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. Where did Nora live when she was a lifeguard at a beach resort?

2. What is the setting at the beginning of "Howl"?

3. What is the temperature in "Permafrost"?

4. Who helps Hugo choose his lives?

5. What occasion does Ash tell Nora that she forgot?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nora feel when she encounters Molly?

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

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

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. What does Nora do when she sees a polar bear?

7. What does Hugo say about sliders?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

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’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?

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