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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 27, what does Britt-Marie buy at the shop?

2. In Chapter 21, what scent does Elsa say is always in Miploris?

3. Since the meeting with the accountant, what has Ulrika been talking about on the phone in Chapter 19?

4. In Chapter 19 what does Elsa remember Granny doing with the free newspapers?

5. In Chapter 20, what are nightmares scared of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who rescues Elsa in Chapter 21?

2. What is Mipardonus?

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

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

5. How long did Granny's shower not work and what did she do about it?

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

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

8. What does Granny write in her letter to the mother and her boy?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Britt-Marie stays with Kent even though she knows he is having an affair. Why does Britt-Marie stay with Kent and what does not facing reality have to do with her decision?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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