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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 did the woman Elsa visits in Chapter 17 lose her husband and sons?

2. Where does Elsa hide after lunch in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 9, during what hours are fairy tales produced in Miamas?

4. How tall is the high rise that Elsa takes The Monster and wurse to in Chapter 16?

5. In Chapter 15, what do regretters look like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in the apartment building where Elsa's family lives at the end of Chapter 4?

3. What is going on at Elsa's apartment building when her father drives her home in Chapter 9?

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

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

6. What is Miamas?

7. How is Granny described in Chapter 1?

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

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

10. Why does no one every disagree with Ulricka?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the novel, Granny is Elsa’s only friend. How is Elsa different from children her age, and why does that make Granny Elsa’s only friend?

Essay Topic 2

Granny shares stories about the Land-of-Almost-Awake with Elsa. How are the stories intertwined with real life and how do the stories help Elsa cope with life?

Essay Topic 3

After Granny’s death, Elsa has fluctuating feelings for her grandmother. How do Elsa’s grief and what she learns about her grandmother cause her to hate and love her grandmother?

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