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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the fine that Allan's father is forced to pay for standing in the town square and promoting contraceptives?
(a) 5 crowns.
(b) 10 crowns.
(c) 20 crowns.
(d) 2 crowns.

2. How old is Allan when his father's bed is moved into the wood-shed?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

3. On what date does Chapter 10 begin?
(a) March 10, 2004.
(b) May 9, 2005.
(c) May 9, 2009.
(d) May 2, 2005.

4. Where has Chief Inspector Aronsson spent the past four days at a hotel in Chapter 10?
(a) Yxhult.
(b) Rottne.
(c) Uppsala.
(d) Åseda.

5. 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 cemetery and the laundromat.
(d) To the park and the liquor store.

6. For what company does Allan work as an errand boy when he is ten years old?
(a) Johnson & Johnson.
(b) The KGB.
(c) Nitroglycerine Ltd.
(d) The CIA.

7. 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.

8. Who is the husband of Soong May-ling?
(a) Mao Tse-tung.
(b) Herbert Einstein.
(c) Chiang Kai-shek.
(d) Julius Jonsson.

9. Who is the Tsar that Allan's father describes in Chapter 4?
(a) Nicholas III.
(b) Nicholas I.
(c) Nicholas II.
(d) Nicholas IV.

10. What color hair does the Beauty have in the narrative?
(a) Red.
(b) Brunette.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Black.

11. Who is the ill-tempered woman that heads the nursing home where Allan lives?
(a) Director Louise.
(b) Director Cleopatra.
(c) Director Alice.
(d) Director Anna.

12. How old is Allan when his mother dies?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

13. Where does Prosecutor Conny Ranelid tell Chief Inspector Aronsson to get a hotel room in Chapter 14?
(a) Hälleforsnäs.
(b) Växjö.
(c) Småland.
(d) Flen.

14. What years are covered in Chapter 7?
(a) 1919-1921.
(b) 1936-1941.
(c) 1929-1939.
(d) 1912-1915.

15. What alcoholic beverage is served on Allan's trip to Shanghai in Chapter 11?
(a) Whiskey and cola.
(b) Irish coffee.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Green banana liquor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the real-life General Francisco Franco live?

2. Bosse's residence is located near what small town?

3. On what date does Allan blow up his childhood home and depart in Chapter 7?

4. What is the Boss's real name in the narrative?

5. Where has the centarian been reportedly seen outside of a health clinic in Chapter 10?

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