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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 Bohr remember hiding when he watched Kaja Solness and Hala?

2. IIn Chapter 37, where was the Norwegian Judo Championship held?

3. In Chapter 45, what time of day does Winter say a press conference regarding Harry will be held the next day?

4. When does Chapter 29 take place?

5. By how many kilowatts did the electricity usage go up at Rakel's house the night she was murdered?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 48, how does Harry get money to use a pay phone when he gets to Oslo?

2. How did Harry survive the plunge over the falls and get out of the car?

3. In Chapter 43, where does Finne confront Dagny?

4. When Oystein gets Ringdal's house keys for Harry, how does he get them back to Ringdal?

5. When did Bjorn suspect that Gert was not his child, and how did he determine definitively that the boy was not his?

6. What does Sung-min think of Winter, his boss at Krispos?

7. How does Harry get back to Oslo in Chapter 48?

8. How does Ringdal avoid charges for driving under the influence after hitting and killing a girl?

9. Why does Bohr feel responsible for his sister being raped?

10. What happens when Harry swerves at the last minute when he decides not to run into a truck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grief is a feeling of loss, usually because of the death of a loved one. How do Harry and Oleg deal with the grief they feel after Rakel dies? How do they handle their grief differently? What is revealed about coping with grief and how it is an individual process through the way the men deal with their grief?

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

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Knife to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

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