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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. According to Zara, when did the city of Hanoi try to fight off a plague of rats by offering a reward for rats killed?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1911.

2. Who is the only person who will not accept a hug from Estelle in Chapter 68?
(a) The real estate agent.
(b) Roger.
(c) Zara.
(d) Lennart.

3. Who talks to the police about getting pizza for the hostages?
(a) Anna-Lena.
(b) Roger.
(c) Julia.
(d) Lennart.

4. Who comes to the door when Jim brings the pizza?
(a) Man in a suit and ski mask.
(b) Man wearing khakis, a button-down shirt, and a ski mask.
(c) Woman in jeans and a ski mask.
(d) Woman in a skirt and jacket and a ski mask.

5. Where did Jack's mother get stabbed when she got caught in a riot and tried to help a bleeding woman get away?
(a) Stomach.
(b) Arm.
(c) Back.
(d) Shoulder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of music does Zara like?

2. How long have Ro's parents been married?

3. In Chapter 65, what is the subject of a joke Jim says his wife used to like that he tells the bank robber?

4. In Chapter 51, what does the psychologist suggest that Zara buy?

5. What do Jack and Jim find at the back of the walk-in closet in the apartment in Chapter 42?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zara tell Nadia that she likes to do and why?

2. Why does Lennart go to the closet for some pants?

3. What does Lennart tell Zara about Anna-Lena and Roger's careers?

4. What does Anna-Lena say about being a boss?

5. During Lennart's interview, what does Jack say about marriage?

6. How do Jack and Jim discover that the bank robber did not shoot themselves?

7. What gift does Roger give Ro in Chapter 39?

8. What does the narrator say is the truth at the end of the book?

9. What does Jim remember that his wife used to do?

10. What does Ro request when Estelle offers to make some food?

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