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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. In Chapter 9, what type of dog have the police brought with them?

2. In Chapter 15, how long has Alf been a taxi driver?

3. What does the woman in the black skirt always smell like?

4. In Chapter 4, what are in the letter that Granny gives Elsa?

5. What does Alf give Elsa to eat at the end of Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Britt-Marie upset in Chapter 7?

2. Who does Britt-Marie say was looking for Elsa in Chapter 18, and what did she tell the person to do?

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

4. How would Granny react when the real world was crumbling?

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

6. In Chapter 3, who lives in the flat below Lennart and Maud?

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

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

9. In Chapter 15, what are some issues that Ulricka has been having that she blames on baby brain?

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

Granny was liked and disliked by the people who knew her. What do the relationships Granny had with various individuals reveal about her and the type of person she was?

Essay Topic 2

Britt-Marie is not well-liked at the beginning of the novel. How does the author develop Britt-Marie and her relationships with others to make her a more sympathetic character?

Essay Topic 3

Granny’s stories are full of symbolism. Who and what does the princess in the kingdom of sorrow represent in real life and what is the importance of the symbolism in the story?

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