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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the company that Allan establishes after his mother's death?
(a) The Aronsson Chemical Company.
(b) The Karlsson Dynamite Company.
(c) The TNT Demolition Comapny.
(d) The Retrograde Atomic Company.

2. For what industry does Allan's father work when Allan is a child?
(a) The wheat industry.
(b) The gold industry.
(c) The postal service.
(d) The railway.

3. What does Esteban want to leave by the foundry owner's gate as he and Allan leave Sweden in Chapter 7?
(a) Excrement.
(b) A vase of flowers.
(c) A suitcase of money.
(d) A pony.

4. Who is the King of Sweden at the time when Allan leaves his childhood home?
(a) King Gustaf V.
(b) King Johannes V.
(c) King Eric XIV.
(d) King Charles IX.

5. On what date does Chapter 1 begin?
(a) May 9, 2009.
(b) May 10, 2005.
(c) May 2, 2005.
(d) March 12, 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Allan when his mother dies?

2. To where did the Swedish consulate in Petrograd send a telegram to inform Allan's mother of his father's death?

3. In what year is Chapter 8 set?

4. Who is killed by the test explosives in Allan's gravel pit by accidentally driving his car there?

5. What is the next bus set to depart the station when Allan arrives in Chapter 2?

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