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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 first town that Allan encounters after he's been freed from jail for blowing up his cabin in Chapter 7?
2. Where does Allan's father go after leaving his family?
3. What is the destination for the next bus leaving the station when Allan arrives in Chapter 2?
4. What political party does Allan claim Glenn Miller was associated with in Chapter 13?
5. How much money does Allan give the bus driver in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. For whom is Allan working in Chapter 11? Why does he change sides?
2. What leads to the conflict between the Beauty and the other characters in Chapter 8?
3. What is illustrated through Allan's encounter meeting Julius in Chapter 3?
4. What is illustrated through Allan's encounter with Father Ferguson in Chapter 13?
5. What central character is introduced in Chapter 1? What is he doing when the narrative begins?
6. What is significant about Father Ferguson's death in the narrative?
7. What is illustrated through Allan's meeting with Bolt at the train station in Chapter 2?
8. What causes Allan's father to leave his family and go to Russia during Allan's childhood?
9. How does black comedy contribute to the tone and mood of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared?
10. When and where was Allan Karlsson born? How is his childhood described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the news media portrayed in The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared? What drives the stories about Allan's disappearance? How is Allan characterized by the media?
Essay Topic 2
How does Bucket track down Allan and his cohorts? What does Bucket do once he finds them? How is Bucket killed? What are the repercussions of Bucket's death on the protagonist?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Allan's encounter with Winston Churchill in the narrative. How does Allan "save" Churchill? Is the author's depiction of Churchill realistic and/or historically accurate? How does Churchill regard Allan?
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