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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 does Jim remember that his wife used to put on her breakfast cereal?

2. What does Estelle find in a chest in the closet?

3. What does Estelle say that she exchanged with a neighbor in Chapter 58?

4. How many pizzas does Jack remember that the hostages ordered?

5. When do the detectives from Stockholm arrive after the hostages are set free?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack find in the walk-in closet at the apartment?

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

3. Where does the bank robber live after the hostage situation?

4. How does Roger order pizza?

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

6. How does the bank robber get the key to the other apartment?

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

8. Why does Estelle tell people that Knut is parking the car?

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

10. Why is Roger right when he says that the top floor of the building used to be one apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jim decides to help the bank robber escape. Why does Jim decide to help the bank robber escape? What role does empathy play in his decision? Is his decision right according to the law?

Essay Topic 2

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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