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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 does the narrator describe Allan hiding and the nursing home director repeatedly finding it in Chapter 2?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Wine.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Vodka.

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

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

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

5. Where is the "loony bin" located that the police call to pick up Allan in Chapter 7?
(a) Yxhult.
(b) Strängnäs.
(c) Malmköping.
(d) Uppsala.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the ill-tempered woman that heads the nursing home where Allan lives?

2. Where does the narrator describe Allan's mother marching in the May Day parade in Chapter 4?

3. Where does the bus driver intend to drop off Allan after he's paid his fare in Chapter 2?

4. How many years did Allan spend in a mental institution following the explosives accident in his youth?

5. On what date does Chapter 1 begin?

(see the answer key)

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