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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 does Britt-Marie hang on a wall in Chapter 13?

2. What is the woman in the wheelchair drinking in Chapter 5?

3. How much younger was Britt-Marie than Ingrid?

4. Where is Dino from?

5. What does Bank buy in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Britt-Marie learn about a room for rent?

2. How does Britt-Marie break two fingers and get a bump on her head?

3. What drill does Sami suggest that Britt-Marie have the kids do, and how is the drill conducted?

4. Where does Britt-Marie go with Pirate in Chapter 17?

5. What does Omar get for Britt-Marie, and how is he able to find it for her?

6. What is Britt-Marie's employment background?

7. What happened to Britt-Marie's marriage?

8. Where does Britt-Marie wake up in Chapter 5, and why?

9. Why does Sami not coach the kids' soccer team?

10. Why does Britt-Marie decide to allow the children to watch the soccer match in the recreation center?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Psycho tries to rob the pizzeria. How does Britt-Marie act when Psycho attempts to rob the pizzeria? Is she brave?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax in Britt-Marie Was Here and why is that incident the climax?

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