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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When does Chapter 14 begin?
(a) March 12, 2005.
(b) May 2, 1942.
(c) September 9, 1944.
(d) May 9, 2005.
2. What is the name of the company that Allan establishes after his mother's death?
(a) The Retrograde Atomic Company.
(b) The Aronsson Chemical Company.
(c) The Karlsson Dynamite Company.
(d) The TNT Demolition Comapny.
3. Who is the ill-tempered woman that heads the nursing home where Allan lives?
(a) Director Louise.
(b) Director Alice.
(c) Director Cleopatra.
(d) Director Anna.
4. In what town is Allan's nursing home located?
(a) Uppsala.
(b) Malmköping.
(c) Strängnäs.
(d) Braås.
5. How many years did Allan spend in a mental institution following the explosives accident in his youth?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Allan's father develop an affinity for the Tsar in Chapter 4?
2. How much money does Allan give the bus driver in Chapter 2?
3. Who is the Prime Minister with whose daughter Esteban fell in love?
4. What news has Harry S. Truman just received in Chapter 11?
5. Who is the Tsar that Allan's father describes in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is illustrated through Allan's encounter meeting Julius in Chapter 3?
2. How does black comedy contribute to the tone and mood of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared?
3. What is illustrated through Allan's meeting with Bolt at the train station in Chapter 2?
4. How would you compare the characters in the contemporary timeline to those in the historical timelines in the novel?
5. What happens when Allan arrives in the U.S. in Chapter 9?
6. Why does Allan enlist Father Ferguson in his escape in Chapter 13?
7. How does the author employ black comedy in Chapter 5?
8. What causes Allan's father to leave his family and go to Russia during Allan's childhood?
9. What is ironic about the Boss's actions in Chapter 12?
10. What is illustrated through Allan's encounter with Father Ferguson in Chapter 13?
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