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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 old does Zara appear to be?

2. What is in the drawing that the older policeman shows the real estate agent in Chapter 12?

3. How many feet does Roger say are missing from the measurements between the walls of the apartment?

4. What is wrong with Jack's sister?

5. How did Zara describe herself and why she liked her job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jack do when he was the first police officer into the apartment where the bank robber held people hostage?

2. What are trips to school like for the bank robber's daughters?

3. Why is the man in the rabbit head in the bathroom?

4. What is Anxious People about according to the narrator?

5. When Zara was being interviewed by Jim, what did she say about the hostage situation?

6. How did the narrator describe Zara in Chapter 22?

7. What does Anna-Lena do after the man with the rabbit head is revealed?

8. Who is London, and what information does she provide in her interview to the police?

9. What happened when the bank robber gave up?

10. Why does Jack have nightmares, and what does he do about them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator comments that the word Stockholm represents more than a place. How is the word Stockholmers used in the book? What does it symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

When Zara sees the bank robber pointing the gun toward herself, Zara makes her lower it. What does Zara’s response reveal about the way she is changing? What does her response reveal about how her therapy appointments have influenced her?

Essay Topic 3

When Jack is a teenager, he sees a man commit suicide on a bridge. How is Jack affected by the incident? How does the incident affect his life and the decisions he makes?

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