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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 play does Lennart say that he was in at the local theater?

2. Who offers to fix food in Chapter 41?

3. How long was Knut in a care home?

4. What was Ro always buying when Julia would see her?

5. Who does the bank robber text to say she is okay after the hostage situation ends?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What personal question does the negotiator from Stockholm ask Jack?

3. Why does Jack get annoyed when he interviews Julia and Ro?

4. How do the police get the pizzas to the hostages?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Humor is a literary device that makes readers laugh. How does Backman use humor in the book? How does it help break up the tension in various scenes?

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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