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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 much money does Harry start to give Ringdal for the window he broke and then Harry takes it back?

2. In Chapter 48, how many people does Harry remember have been to his flat since Rakel's murder?

3. Who is Gert, Katrine's son, named after?

4. How old was Bohr's sister when she was raped?

5. What does Bohr remember hiding when he watched Kaja Solness and Hala?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What information does Kaja find about Peter Ringdal?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Nesbo use cliffhangers in Knife? How do the cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Ringdal ran down a girl when he was driving drunk. How and why does the incident become a punishment and a motivation for Ringdal?

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