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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 type of jam does a policeman bring Britt-Marie in Chapter 9?

2. What does Bank buy in Chapter 17?

3. What does Britt-Marie use to hit the coffee machine when it spills on her jacket?

4. What time does Britt-Marie prepare lunch in Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of the man who was the boss at the trucking company when everyone got fired?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sami say about his parents?

2. How does Britt-Marie spend the night in the recreation center in Chapter 7?

3. What type of job does Britt-Marie get?

4. Who comes to Britt-Marie's rescue when Fredrik nearly hits her?

5. What confrontation does Britt-Marie have with a coffee machine?

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

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

8. Why does Britt-Marie get up quickly in Chapter 15?

9. In Chapter 2, what article does Britt-Marie remember reading about a woman who had died?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

Hope is an optimistic way of looking at things. What do Britt-Marie’s balcony and the for sale signs in Borg symbolize about hope?

Essay Topic 3

Britt-Marie starts to enjoy Sven’s company. How are Kent and Sven very different people? What choice does Britt-Marie have to make regarding a relationship with one of them? How will the choice she makes affect her identity?

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