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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 wide does the man who takes the pizzas open the door when Jim arrives?

2. How long was Knut in a care home?

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

4. Who did Jack's mom always quote?

5. What does Jack tell the negotiator that a woman is doing on the balcony in Chapter 52?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 48, why does Jack run into the police station?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Zara and Lennart have a conversation on the balcony. What do Zara and Lennart converse about on the balcony? What do houses symbolize to each of them?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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