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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 drinking glass in Rakel's dishwasher has prints and saliva from an unknown male?

2. What color dress does Harry see when his car gets stuck in a rotten tree after he crashes into the river?

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

4. How many glasses did Ringdal order from the glassworks in Nittedal?

5. What did Bjorn's father do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Krohn contact to help him with Finne's threat of blackmail?

4. In Chapter 39, how does Harry decide to kill himself?

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

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

7. Where does Finne meet with Krohn and why in Chapter 45?

8. How did Ringdal kill the girl in the photograph he keeps by his computer?

9. Why does Harry say that the killer murdered Rakel around 20:15?

10. Where are fingerprints of a possible suspect found after Rakel's murder and why does it take so long to find them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jorn Glenne believes that Bohr may have killed Hala. Why does Jorn believe Bohr killed Hala?

Essay Topic 2

A red herring is information that misleads readers. What are some red herrings in Knife? How do red herrings deceive characters and readers? How do the red herrings create twists in the plot and suspense in the narrative?

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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