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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 31, what does Alf say that he and Elsa's grandmother argued about right before she had to go to the hospital?

2. When Elsa finds the wurse in Chapter 32, where is he bandaged?

3. What does Alf want to get before he puts on the Santa suit in Chapter 30?

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

5. In Chapter 34, what is Elsa going to give Alf?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Elsa's father listening to Harry Potter on his stereo in his car?

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

4. What happens to Alf when he goes to get the things of the mother and the boy with the syndrome?

5. Why is it difficult to end a fairy tale?

6. Where has Elsa arranged to celebrate her birthday in Chapter 34, and why?

7. What did Granny apologize for in the letter to Maud and Lennart?

8. What is Mipardonus?

9. In Chapter 33, who is the doctor that Elsa thinks she recognizes when she goes to the hospital?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

The wurse becomes Elsa’s friend. What is the wurse’s role in the novel and what does it symbolize?

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