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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What words are on the jacket of the greasy young man who has left his suitcase with Allan at the train statoin?
(a) "The Violins."
(b) "The Violence."
(c) "Backwards."
(d) "Never Again."
2. What kind of shoes is Allan wearing when he escapes the nursing home?
(a) Sandals.
(b) House slippers.
(c) Dress shoes.
(d) Cowboy boots.
3. Where did Bucket begin his criminal career?
(a) Malmköping.
(b) Braås.
(c) Strängnäs.
(d) Hälleforsnäs.
4. Who is the doctor that has Allan sterilized when he is in the asylum?
(a) Professor Gustavsson.
(b) Professor Bernhard Lundborg.
(c) Professor Sven Sording.
(d) Professor Henning Algotsson.
5. What political party does Allan claim Glenn Miller was associated with in Chapter 13?
(a) Communism.
(b) Nazism.
(c) Imperialism.
(d) Republicanism.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Prosecutor Conny Ranelid tell Chief Inspector Aronsson to get a hotel room in Chapter 14?
2. What is described as "the first of the thirty-nine articles in the Anglican creed" in Chapter 13?
3. Who is the ill-tempered woman that heads the nursing home where Allan lives?
4. How much money does Allan give the bus driver in Chapter 2?
5. What alcoholic beverage is served on Allan's trip to Shanghai in Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you describe Allan's political ideologies in the novel? What influenced these ideologies?
2. What is significant about Father Ferguson's death in the narrative?
3. How does the narrator describe Bolt's character?
4. What leads to the conflict between the Beauty and the other characters in Chapter 8?
5. What happens when Allan arrives in the U.S. in Chapter 9?
6. What antagonistic characters are introduced in Chapter 6?
7. How does the author employ black comedy in Chapter 5?
8. How do Allan and his friends attain safe refuge from their assailants in Chapter 15?
9. How does Allan describe his political views in Chapter 13?
10. When and where was Allan Karlsson born? How is his childhood described?
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