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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 color is Roar Bohr's house?

2. In Chapter 5, how old is Sara, the girl who stabs her mother?

3. When did Parliament abolish the statute of limitations for murder and rape?

4. In Chapter 26, how many officers are working shifts to protect Dagny?

5. In Chapter 23, what does Roar Bohr have in the sight of his rifle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rakel look like when Harry goes to her place after her death?

2. What does an opium-addicted man in Kabul tell Detective Inspector Felah to escape the death penalty?

3. What does Finne tell him he saw at Rakel's house that convinces Harry that Finne killed her?

4. What new method does Katrine mention there is and how is it used to determine the time of Rakel's death?

5. What does Harry discover about the murder of the woman who was stabbed 13 times?

6. In Chapter 14, why does Harry tell Katja that Finne might have killed Rakel, and why does Katja think that is not enough?

7. Why is it not possible that Finne killed Rakel?

8. Why is Harry ruled out as a suspect in Rakel's death?

9. How did Harry meet Rakal?

10. What does Harry realize when he sees Kaja's footprints in the snow when they go to Rakel's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harry struggles with alcohol. How does Harry struggle with alcohol? Is Harry an alcoholic?

Essay Topic 2

Harry and Rakel had ups and downs in their relationship. When she was killed, they were estranged. How would you describe the relationship between Harry and Rakel? How does Old Tjikko symbolize their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts?

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