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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. When the psychologist asks Zara something about herself, what does Zara say that she likes?

3. In Chapter 65, what is the subject of a joke Jim says his wife used to like that he tells the bank robber?

4. When does the real estate agent plan to try the other apartment that is for sale?

5. How long was Knut in a care home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Jim suggest that the bank robber do?

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

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

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

Events and characters cause a chain reaction in the story. What incident causes a chain reaction to occur in the story? How does the chain reaction influence characters' actions?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood Anxious People, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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