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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the nurse that examines Maya in Chapter 31?
(a) Katia.
(b) Gaby.
(c) Ann-Katrin.
(d) Fatima.

2. Sune tells Benji in Chapter 26, "You know, when David first became a coach I always used to say to him that the best hockey players are like the best" what (207)?
(a) "Daughters."
(b) "Mother-in-laws."
(c) "Hunting dogs."
(d) "Trophy wives."

3. What does David observe when he finds Benji at the skating rink in Chapter 47?
(a) He sees Benji playing guitar with friends.
(b) He sees Benji praciticing hockey.
(c) He sees Benji kissing the bass player.
(d) He sees Benji drinking and smoking marijuana.

4. Who does Kevin say has borrowed his dad's car in Chapter 27?
(a) Bobo.
(b) William Lyt.
(c) Amat.
(d) Zacharias.

5. Where is author Fredrik Backman from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Finland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Norway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maya do with her brother when she returns home in Chapter 35?

2. What did Ana briefly consider having a career in as a child?

3. Who is the husband of the nurse that examines Maya in Chapter 31?

4. David compares Kevin's home to a scene from what movie in Chapter 37?

5. Who overhears the conversation between Bobo and Hog in Chapter 46?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Maya's experience at the police station described in Chapter 30?

2. What do Benji and Kevin's mother discuss in Chapter 44? What does this discussion lead Kevin's mother to realize?

3. How is the face-off between Maya and Kevin described in Chapter 49?

4. Who intervenes when Zacharias and Amat are bullied by seniors in Chapter 25? Why?

5. What does Kevin's mother do at her home in Chapter 37? Why?

6. What are examples of ways that Maya's peers and the townspeople turn against her?

7. How does David react when he sees Benji kissing a boy in Chapter 47?

8. What impact does Kevin's arrest have on the team and the finals game?

9. Why does Sune get a puppy? Why does he choose the puppy he takes?

10. How are the themes of denial and avoidance demonstrated in Chapter 36?

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