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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. In Chapter 46, where does Jack find a bullet?

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

3. Where does a young police officer set off fireworks in Chapter 66?

4. Where does the bank robber do with her ski mask?

5. In Chapter 51, what does Zara ask the psychologist if she could kill if she was attacked?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Estelle say about the secret of a long marriage?

2. What does Jack do when he learns that his father let the bank robber escape?

3. What happens when the bank robber is sitting alone in the hall in Chapter 47?

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

5. What does Nadia tell Zara about getting close to people?

6. Why does Lennart look like he is bleeding in Chapter 61?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roger and Anna-Lena have communication problems. How would you describe the relationship between Roger and Anna-Lena? How does communication cause problems in their marriage?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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