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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. In what year is Chapter 8 set?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1949.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2009.
2. On what date does Allan blow up his childhood home and depart in Chapter 7?
(a) March 12, 1904.
(b) June 3, 1929.
(c) May 2, 1910.
(d) September 1, 1932.
3. On what date does Chapter 1 begin?
(a) March 12, 2005.
(b) May 10, 2005.
(c) May 9, 2009.
(d) May 2, 2005.
4. Why does Allan's father develop an affinity for the Tsar in Chapter 4?
(a) Because of his ties to the United States.
(b) Because of his ties to communism.
(c) Because of his ties to socialism.
(d) Because of all the bad luck he's suffered.
5. For what industry does Allan's father work when Allan is a child?
(a) The wheat industry.
(b) The gold industry.
(c) The railway.
(d) The postal service.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is described as "the upstart clown who had taken over" after the Tsar's deposal in Chapter 4?
2. What celebration is set to take place on the day that Allan escapes the nursing home?
3. What item of evidence have the investigators discovered where Bucket was killed in Chapter 14?
4. Where does the narrator describe Allan's mother marching in the May Day parade in Chapter 4?
5. What is the destination for the next bus leaving the station when Allan arrives in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. For whom is Allan working in Chapter 11? Why does he change sides?
2. What is illustrated through Allan's encounter with Father Ferguson in Chapter 13?
3. How does black comedy contribute to the tone and mood of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared?
4. What is ironic about Allan's meeting with world leaders throughout the narrative?
5. How does Allan meet General Franco in Chapter 7? How does this meeting benefit Allan?
6. What is illustrated through Allan's encounter meeting Julius in Chapter 3?
7. How do the themes of compassion and generosity apply in Chapter 12?
8. What central character is introduced in Chapter 1? What is he doing when the narrative begins?
9. What causes Allan's father to leave his family and go to Russia during Allan's childhood?
10. How would you describe Allan's political ideologies in the novel? What influenced these ideologies?
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