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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 many kingdoms are there in the Land-of-Almost-Awake in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 17, who picks Elsa up to take her home?

3. What are Granny and Elsa playing at the beginning of Chapter 4?

4. When is Elsa's birthday?

5. In Chapter 1, what time do Granny and Elsa end up at the police station?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what is on the ceiling in Granny's bedroom?

2. In Chapter 12, why does Britt-Marie ring the doorbell at Granny's flat?

3. In Chapter 8, what happens when some of the other students pull Elsa down into the snow?

4. In Chapter 18 in Elsa's dream, who does she see wandering in the shadows?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what is Granny's hospital room like?

6. What does Alf do when he comes to pick up Elsa in Chapter 17?

7. According to Chapter 5, what is having a grandmother like?

8. How long has Granny been in the hospital, and what does she do when she breaks out nearly every day?

9. What does Elsa get to eat in Chapter 16?

10. How is the building described that Elsa lives in in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are fairy tale and real monsters in the novel. Are these monsters born monstrous or are they created from something like sorrow?

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe the relationship between Granny and Ulrika, and why do they struggle to get along?

Essay Topic 3

The tenants at the apartment house are all connected in some way. What connections are there between the tenants and how do those connections make their lives easier or more difficult?

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