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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Bucket going when he left Lake Farm, according to the story told to Prosecutor Ranelid in Chapter 25?
(a) Russia.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Latvia.

2. In what year was Allan presumably sterilized?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1939.

3. How does the man in the suit describe his country's president in the Epilogue?
(a) A wise and responsible person.
(b) A dictator.
(c) A loose cannon.
(d) Mad and insufferable.

4. During what dates is Chapter 22 set?
(a) May 25-26, 2005.
(b) August 12-13, 2005.
(c) May 26-29, 2005.
(d) March 12-14, 1959.

5. Who was the leader of North Korea when the Korean War broke out?
(a) Kim Jong-un.
(b) Kim Jong-il.
(c) Kim Il Sung.
(d) Kim Tu-bong.

6. Who is the president of France in Chapter 23?
(a) Henry VIII.
(b) Charles de Gaulle.
(c) George VI.
(d) Charles II.

7. When was Jonas Jonasson born?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1959.

8. What Swedish tabloid toys with "the idea of using Tarot cards to help them home in on Allan’s whereabouts" in Chapter 19?
(a) The Mirror.
(b) The Daily.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The Express.

9. By what name does the friendly man introduce himself once he and Allan are on the submarine in Chapter 16?
(a) Professor Bernhard Lundborg.
(b) Chief Inspector Aronsson.
(c) Superintendent Krook.
(d) Yury Borisovich Popov.

10. When did Claude Pennant's parents go to Spain to fight the fascists?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1944.

11. How much money has the sailor been paid for dumping Bucket's remains in Chapter 22?
(a) 1,000 crowns.
(b) 800 crowns.
(c) 300 crowns.
(d) 50 crowns.

12. What is the name of Herbert's youngest son?
(a) Jason Einstein.
(b) Walter Einstein.
(c) Mao Einstein.
(d) Allan Einstein.

13. Who is the handler of Kicki the police dog?
(a) Ronny Bäckman.
(b) Henning Algotsson.
(c) Chief Inspector Aronsson.
(d) Benny Ljungberg.

14. What is the second of the two things that Allan claims to be able to do well in the Epilogue?
(a) Running from the law.
(b) Stealing money.
(c) Writing poetry.
(d) Put together an atomic bomb.

15. Why has Allan exploded his cottage in the end of the novel?
(a) To kill a cat.
(b) To kill his father.
(c) To kill a fox.
(d) To kill a professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Allan when he returns to Sweden and buys a cottage in Chapter 28?

2. Who is the social worker that comes to Allan's home after the explosion in Chapter 28?

3. Approximately how many people were killed in the Battle of Stalingrad?

4. During what years is Chapter 20 set?

5. What political party does Herbert's wife found in Chapter 20?

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