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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. How long has Dagny been teaching in Chapter 22?

2. What day of the week is it in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 20, where does Harry hit Finne the first time in the bunker?

4. From what ethnic group was Hala, the woman killed when Kaja was in Afghanistan?

5. In Chapter 23, what time does Bjorn find Harry at Jealousy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Harry learn when he speaks to Pia Bohr in Chapter 26?

3. Why does Sung-min Larsen believe Rakel's murder might have been spontaneous rather than planned?

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

5. How is Rakel remembered?

6. What type of relationship do Oleg and Harry have?

7. What does Harry say about love and loneliness when he visits Rakel's grave in Chapter 19?

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

9. Why does Krohn, Fiinne's lawyer, say that Dagny Jensen has no case of rape against Finne?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A surgeon contacts Katrine regarding Finne. Why does a surgeon contact Katrine regarding Finne? Why does the surgeon contact her even though he may be violating the Hippocratic Oath?

Essay Topic 2

Sung-min Larsen is an ambitious young detective. How would you describe Sung-min’s character and the type of person Nesbo portrays him to be?

Essay Topic 3

Harry comes to believe that he killed Rakel. How and why does Harry come to believe that he killed Rakel?

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