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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 after Gert's christening did Bjorn learn from a DNA test that he was not Gert's father?

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

3. Who is playing on the radio after Harry and Bjorn pass an accident on their way home to Oslo from Bohr's cabin?

4. Where does Finne accost Dagny in Chapter 40?

5. How long after Harry and his first girlfriend had sex in her parents' bed, did she commit suicide?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information does Kaja find in an old case that relates to Bohr?

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

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

5. What does Harry do after he thinks he should commit suicide?

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

7. What information does Kaja find about Peter Ringdal?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of Knife? How does the way that the third-person narrator follows different characters influence what readers know about events and characters? How does having the narrator follow different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Dramatic irony creates suspense between what readers know and what characters do not know. How does Nesbo use dramatic irony in the scene where Harry and Oleg are fishing in Chapter 52?

Essay Topic 3

Kaja believes Harry is suffering from PTSD. Why does Kaja believe Harry is struggling with PTSD?

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