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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. What type of flooring is in Granny's apartment?

2. What is Elsa's father listening to in Chapter 34?

3. In Chapter 20, what Dickens story does Elsa remember reading to her grandmother?

4. What color were the knights in Chapter 22 who laughed at the Noween?

5. In Chapter 26, which of the tenants always hated when Granny fixed pizza?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Christmas shopping work at Elsa's house?

2. In Chapter 34, what are Elsa and her father doing at Granny's grave site?

3. How does the wurse protect Britt-Marie in Chapter 27?

4. What is Miploris like and what is stored there?

5. Who rescues Elsa in Chapter 21?

6. What does Elsa do after her mother falls asleep in Chapter 23 and why?

7. In Chapter 34, where are the last two letters from Granny found?

8. In Chapter 26, why is the boy and his mother going to move into Granny's flat?

9. What is the trolley problem?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 19, what does Elsa give the wurse to eat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the novel, Elsa has a closer relationship to Granny than to her parents. How do Elsa’s relationships with her parents change through the experiences that Elsa has in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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