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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 long have Ash and Nora had a neighbor named Adam?

2. Where did Nora and Dylan meet?

3. In "Wild and Free," how many Instagram followers does Nora have?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. Who is Hugo?

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

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

8. How does Nora feel during the life when she and her husband own a winery?

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

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 thinks of herself as a black hole in her root life. Why does Nora consider herself to be a black hole? Why does she decide that she is not a black hole, but a volcano?

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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