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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the mayor send his staff to look for Allan in Chapter 3?
(a) To the church and the funeral home.
(b) To the library and the radio station.
(c) To the park and the liquor store.
(d) To the cemetery and the laundromat.

2. What is Allan's room number at the nursing home?
(a) Room 3.
(b) Room 1.
(c) Room 10.
(d) Room 6.

3. What words are on the jacket of the greasy young man who has left his suitcase with Allan at the train statoin?
(a) "The Violins."
(b) "The Violence."
(c) "Backwards."
(d) "Never Again."

4. What is the destination for the next bus leaving the station when Allan arrives in Chapter 2?
(a) Braås.
(b) Flen.
(c) Malmköping.
(d) Strängnäs.

5. Why does Allan's father develop an affinity for the Tsar in Chapter 4?
(a) Because of all the bad luck he's suffered.
(b) Because of his ties to socialism.
(c) Because of his ties to the United States.
(d) Because of his ties to communism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Tsar that Allan's father describes in Chapter 4?

2. How old is Allan when his mother dies?

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

4. In what town is Allan's nursing home located?

5. What is the fine that Allan's father is forced to pay for standing in the town square and promoting contraceptives?

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