View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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 TNT Demolition Comapny.
(c) The Karlsson Dynamite Company.
(d) The Retrograde Atomic Company.

2. How many years did Allan spend in a mental institution following the explosives accident in his youth?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. What is Bolt's real name revealed to be in Chapter 10?
(a) Bengt Bylund.
(b) Henning Algotsson.
(c) Benny Ljungberg.
(d) Julius Jonsson.

4. Bosse's residence is located near what small town?
(a) Falköping.
(b) Yxhult.
(c) Malmköping.
(d) Flen.

5. What news has Harry S. Truman just received in Chapter 11?
(a) Hitler has committed suicide.
(b) World War II has erupted in Europe.
(c) World War II has ended.
(d) President Roosevelt has died.

6. Where is Allan working in the beginnning of Chapter 11?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Alamos.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) San Francisco.

7. What was the name of the motorcycle club that Bucket started when he began his criminal career?
(a) The Vitriols.
(b) The Musicians.
(c) The Violence.
(d) Never Again.

8. In the beginning of Chapter 10, Bucket has been sitting outside of a supermarket in what town for four days?
(a) Uppsala.
(b) Hälleforsnäs.
(c) Yxhult.
(d) Rottne.

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

10. How many years has it been since Benny has seen his brother Bosse when they meet in Chapter 15?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

11. When did the real-life General Francisco Franco live?
(a) 1905-1975.
(b) 1901-1972.
(c) 1892-1975.
(d) 1899-1962.

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

13. What is the next bus set to depart the station when Allan arrives in Chapter 2?
(a) Bus 105.
(b) Bus 101.
(c) Bus 202.
(d) Bus 24.

14. What is the name of Bosse's residence?
(a) Bellringer Farm.
(b) Lake Farm.
(c) Bitter Farm.
(d) Molotov Farm.

15. On what date does Allan blow up his childhood home and depart in Chapter 7?
(a) May 2, 1910.
(b) March 12, 1904.
(c) June 3, 1929.
(d) September 1, 1932.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Allan arrive via ship in the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. Who is the King of Sweden at the time when Allan leaves his childhood home?

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

4. What is Allan's room number at the nursing home?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 391 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample