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

2. In Chapter 28, what time does Kent say that they always eat dinner?

3. In Chapter 19, what has Elsa been sitting in her room reading?

4. In Chapter 33, who was the love of Granny's life?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 19, what does Elsa remember Granny doing with the free newspapers that she asked not to be delivered to her?

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

5. In Chapter 30, what do Alf and Elsa buy when they go out in Taxi?

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

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

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

9. What is Mipardonus?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Elsa is terrified after a man chases her from the church yard to a park. How do Granny’s stories help Elsa deal with fear and learn how to handle fear?

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