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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 did a teacher at Elsa's preschool once call Elsa?

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

3. In Chapter 29, where does Elsa find the wurse?

4. What is the name of Maud and Lennart's dog?

5. What is the name of Maud and Leannart's son?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Mipardonus?

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

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

6. In Chapter 28, where does Britt-Marie put Kent's razor and why?

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

8. What is the trolley problem?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Elsa and her grandmother are very close. What is the role of Granny in Elsa’s life and how does her influence continue after her death?

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