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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. At the end of Chapter 30, what do the boy and the woman watch?

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

3. What was Britt-Marie's mother occupation?

4. How did Granny often like to end her fairy tales?

5. In Chapter 30, when Alf says that a young medical student moved into the apartment building when he was a child, how did the medical student say she could live on the top floor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Alf suggest that Elsa and her father get to the hospital in Chapter 31?

3. How does Elsa find the fifth letter from Granny?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 26, what does Elsa know about the best stories?

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

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

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

8. Why did Britt-Marie's mother hate Granny?

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

10. Who stops Wolfheart from beating Sam and how does that person get Wolfheart to stop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The woman in the black skirt refers to the trolley problem. What is the trolley problem and how does it relate to Granny and her family relationships?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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