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

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

3. For what industry does Allan's father work when Allan is a child?
(a) The wheat industry.
(b) The postal service.
(c) The gold industry.
(d) The railway.

4. What does Bosse offer Benny and his friends for dinner when they arrive at his home in Chapter 15?
(a) Pizza.
(b) A whole roasted pig and soup.
(c) Grilled steaks with mashed potatoes.
(d) Grilled chicken with roast potatoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For how long has Reverend Ferguson been in Iran searching for lost souls when he meets Allan?

3. How much money does Mr. Wholesale Merchant Gustavsson give to Allan's mother for the Easter Egg in Chapter 4?

4. How is Bucket killed in the narrative?

5. How old is Allan when his father's bed is moved into the wood-shed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Allan meet General Franco in Chapter 7? How does this meeting benefit Allan?

2. What antagonistic characters are introduced in Chapter 6?

3. What character is introduced at a press meeting in Chapter 5? How is the media depicted?

4. What is illustrated through Allan's encounter with Father Ferguson in Chapter 13?

5. What is ironic about Allan's meeting with world leaders throughout the narrative?

6. How does the author employ black comedy in Chapter 5?

7. What is illustrated through Allan's meeting with Bolt at the train station in Chapter 2?

8. What leads to the conflict between the Beauty and the other characters in Chapter 8?

9. How does the narrator describe Bolt's character?

10. How does the author employ black comedy in describing Bucket's death?

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