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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Esteban from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Chile.
(d) Haiti.

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

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

4. Who is the prosecutor in charge in Eskilstuna?
(a) Conny Ranelid.
(b) Benny Ljungberg.
(c) Herbert Einstein.
(d) Henrik Hultén.

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

10. When does Chapter 14 begin?
(a) May 2, 1942.
(b) March 12, 2005.
(c) September 9, 1944.
(d) May 9, 2005.

11. What is Julius's last name in the narrative?
(a) Aronsson.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Klasson.
(d) Jonsson.

12. 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 Violins."
(c) "Never Again."
(d) "The Violence."

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

14. What is the name of the police dog that accompanies Chief Inspector Aronsson in Chapter 8?
(a) Echo.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Kicki.
(d) Buster.

15. What kind of shoes is Allan wearing when he escapes the nursing home?
(a) House slippers.
(b) Sandals.
(c) Cowboy boots.
(d) Dress shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year is Chapter 8 set?

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

3. On what date does Chapter 12 begin?

4. What celebration is set to take place on the day that Allan escapes the nursing home?

5. Who is the Prime Minister with whose daughter Esteban fell in love?

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